Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Temperate grassland and forest, boreal forest.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), USA (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (46)...)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) [XC557275]
by Thomas Magarian from Seney NWR, Schoolcraft, Michigan, United States (song)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) [XC205569]
by Richard E. Webster from Sax-Zim Bog, grassland area, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States (call)

Subspecies
Hybridizes extensively with Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) where ranges overlap, with both hybrids and backcrosses apparently fertile. Hybrids can constitute 0.3 - 1.2% of combined population in Nebraska, and up to 5.25% on Manitoulin I, Ontario, where contact of these species is recent.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

caurus (Friedmann, 1943) - Alaska to southern Yukon, northern British Columbia and northern Alberta.
kennicotti (Suckley, 1861) - Mackenzie.
phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern Manitoba, northern Ontario and west-central Quebec.
campestris (Ridgway, 1884) - Southern Manitoba and southern Ontario to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan; formerly to northern Illinois.
jamesi (Lincoln, 1917) - North-central Alberta and central Saskatchewan south to Wyoming and Nebraska; formerly to Kansas.
columbianus (Ord, 1815) - North-central British Columbia south to northern Utah and western Colorado; formerly to northern New Mexico (perhaps jamesi).
hueyi Dickerman & Hubbard, 1994 - New Mexico (USA).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) - 10 files

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