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The greater prairie-chicken was almost extinct in the 1930s due to hunting pressure and habitat loss. In Illinois alone, in the 1800s, the prairie-chicken numbered in the millions. It was a popular game bird, and like many prairie birds, which have also suffered massive habitat loss, it is now on the verge of extinction, with the wild bird ...
[12] [13] That harmed the prairie-chicken population at that location in the view of some organizations, including the Wildlife Society. [14] [15] The number of Attwater's prairie-chickens nesting on the land owned by the Conservancy fell from 36 in 1998 to 16 in 2003. [15] Attwater's prairie-chickens have since disappeared from the site. [12] Male
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The greater prairie chicken puts on spectacular displays on its breeding grounds in spring. However the species' future in Wisconsin is in jeopardy. Smith: It's make-or-break time for prairie ...
Jun. 27—Prairie chicken populations in Grand Forks County of northeastern North Dakota appear to be undergoing a high level of hybridization as the birds interbreed with sharp-tailed grouse, a ...
English: A male Greater Prairie Chickens displaying and spinning in Illinois, USA. Deutsch: Ein Präriehuhnmännchen zeigt den charakteristischen Balztanz der Art in Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten. Italiano: Un esemplare di Tympanuchus cupido ripreso in Illinois, Usa.
In spring 2023 just 264 male prairie chickens were documented at breeding sites (called leks or booming grounds) in Wisconsin, including 175 at Buena Vista State Wildlife Area.
Tympanuchus comes from Ancient Greek roots and means "holding a drum"; it refers to the membranous neck sacks and the drum-like call of the greater prairie chicken. The two prairie chickens are particularly closely related and look extremely similar. But their taxonomy and the evolutionary relationships of the Tympanuchus is yet to be ...