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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. List of birds of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Six species have been recorded in Michigan. Greater prairie-chicken, Tympanuchus cupido (Ex) (last recorded 1981) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I) Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus; Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus; Spruce grouse, Canachites ...

  4. 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 ]

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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]

  7. List of introduced bird species - Wikipedia

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    Greater sage grouse, unsuccessfully re-introduced to New Mexico, [15] unsuccessfully introduced to Montana and British Columbia; Sharp-tailed grouse, unsuccessfully introduced to the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand; Greater prairie chicken, unsuccessfully introduced to areas of the United States, the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand

  8. 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.

  9. Grouse - Wikipedia

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    A ruffed grouse found at the Kortright Centre for Conservation.. Grouse / ɡ r aʊ s / are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae.Grouse are presently assigned to the tribe Tetraonini (formerly the subfamily Tetraoninae and the family Tetraonidae), a classification supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence studies, [2] and applied by the American Ornithologists ...