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A female greater sage-grouse. Quality of nesting habitat surrounding the lek is the most important factor in population success. Adequacy of cover is critical for nesting. Too little can exist: where 13% was the average total crown cover on Idaho range, nests were located where average cover was 17%.
Gunnison sage-grouse. Male Female Centrocercus minimus Young, Braun, C, Oyler-McCance, Hupp & Quinn, 2000: southwestern Colorado and extreme southeastern Utah: Size: Habitat: Diet: EN Greater sage-grouse. Male Female Centrocercus urophasianus (Bonaparte, 1827)
Greater sage-grouse at a lek, with multiple males displaying for the less conspicuous females. A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females which are surveying prospective partners with which to mate. [1]
Greater sage grouse, known for their unique spiked plumage and chunky, round bodies, have suffered habitat decline due in part to the impacts of climate change, including drought, more frequent ...
Greater sage-grouse lek males perform a courtship "strutting" display for visiting females. Courtship displays typically involve some sort of metabolic cost to the animal performing it. [11] The energy expended to perform courtship behaviour can vary among species.
Sage thrasher. Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae. The mimids are a family of passerine birds which includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors.
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 ...
Labeled as "ex-burbs," these areas are usually 40-60 miles away from major metropolitan cities and can offer more peaceful ways of life and "affordable housing" options.