(Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe | N4 - Apparently Secure SNR - Unranked |
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Minnesota | not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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15″ to 20″ in length 25″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Oak savanna, grasslands, pastures, fields, bogs, fens, forest clearings |
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Locally common year-round resident |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Galliformes (landfowl) | ||
Family |
Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, and allies) | ||
Subfamily | Tetraoninae (grouse) | ||
Genus |
Tympanuchus (prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Alaskan Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus caurus) Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) Great Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Mackenzie Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus kennicotti) New Mexico Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus hueyi) (extinct) Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus campestris) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus phasianellus) |
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Synonyms |
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Pedioecetes phasianellus |
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Bill Reynolds | |||
For the past week, this Sharp-tailed Grouse has showed up in the morning for a few hours of foraging under the pines in my yard and then she is gone. |
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Dancing Sharp-tails TJ Cadwalader |
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Published on Dec 1, 2012 A video showing the mating rituals of sharp-tail grouse. |
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Real Angry Birds: Sharp-tailed Grouse Battle LabofOrnithology |
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Uploaded on Apr 26, 2010 Sharp-tailed Grouse square off in intense battles for territory and Breeding rights. These grouse form leks, mating arenas where males meet to compete for territory and attract females. This leads to continual fighting as they strive to outdo each other. Learn more about Sharp-tailed Grouse on All About Birds: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sharp-tailed_Grouse/id Explore the Macaulay Library Archive for more video and audio recordings of this species and thousands of others: http://macaulaylibrary.org/index.do |
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Sharptail Grouse Dancing wdlife |
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Uploaded on Mar 26, 2007 Maiting dance of the sharptail grouse just outside of Spooner, Wisconsin |
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Dancing Sharp-Tailed Grouse MinnesotaDNR |
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Uploaded on Apr 22, 2008 How do male sharp-tailed grouse attract their mates? Watch this footage by Blane Klemek. http://mndnr.gov/snapshots/birds/sharptailedgrouse.html |
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Plains Dancer: Alberta's Sharp-tailed Grouse ConserveAlberta |
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Published on May 8, 2013 The sharp-tailed grouse is a native game bird that makes its home in the prairies, parklands and forest openings of Alberta. For much of the year the sharp-tailed grouse is a quiet, well-camouflaged bird; however, its spring shenanigans are undoubtedly one of the most impressive spectacles in Alberta's natural history calendar. Sharp-tailed grouse perform spring courtship displays on communal "dancing grounds", called leks. Here males compete for Breeding opportunities by displaying their "dancing" ability to females. Leks are found in areas with dry open ground, where dancing activity keeps the vegetation well-trampled. Leks are used over several weeks beginning in late March and are often used for years, even decades. They are an important part of sharp-tailed grouse life, and the loss of suitable lek habitat can be a limiting factor for sharp-tailed grouse in Alberta. Don't Cut In On a Dance Help Conserve Alberta's Wild Side! For more about ACA's work with sharp-tailed grouse: http://www.ab-conservation.com/go/def... Contact Us! Video by Mike Jokinen, ACA. Text adapted from "Alberta's Sharp-tailed Grouse" by Liz Saunders. |
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Bill Reynolds 3/9/2018 |
Location: Pennington Co MN For the past week, this Sharp-tailed Grouse has showed up in the morning for a few hours of foraging under the pines in my yard and then she is gone. |
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