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  2. Sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse.One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus, the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska, much of Northern and Western Canada, and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States.

  3. Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    A sharp-tailed grouse lek was recorded on the refuge in 2007. [2] The refuge has recorded 45 mammal species. The most common species include white-tailed deer, coyote, Eastern cottontail, and several species of squirrel. North American river otter were first reintroduced to Minnesota at the refuge in 1981 and are frequently observed. [2]

  4. Centrocercus - Wikipedia

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    In their day, Lewis and Clark were credited with the discovery of five gallinaceous birds in addition to the sage grouse—the Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, the dusky grouse, Franklin's grouse, the Oregon ruffed grouse, and the mountain quail; they were the first to widely spread knowledge about these birds to European settlers. [10]

  5. Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    Out of the seven subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse, the Columbian is the smallest at 15–20 inches (38–51 cm) in length. [1] They have plumage with a base of grayish-brown, white and black markings, and a white wedge-shaped tail. Males have a longer tail, a purple throat patch and a yellow comb over the eye.

  6. Lek mating - Wikipedia

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    In some species, the males at the leks show a high degree of relatedness, but this does not apply as a rule to lek-forming species in general. [58] [59] [60] In a few species such as peacocks and black grouse, leks are composed of brothers and half-brothers. The lower-ranking males gain some fitness benefit by passing their genes on through ...

  7. Greater prairie-chicken - Wikipedia

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    The greater prairie-chicken or pinnated grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), sometimes called a boomer, [2] is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare and extirpated over much of its range due to habitat loss . [ 2 ]

  8. Increase in sage-grouse lek attendance observed - AOL

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    In 2024, lek attendance increased by 33% compared to last year. The appearance of more birds at leks is thought to be due to the natural population cycles of sage-grouse combined with good ...

  9. List of species described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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    Plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) Upland sandpiper ...