The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species...

The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) is a subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse native to the Western United States and...

Grouse /ɡraʊs/ are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae. Grouse are presently assigned to the tribe Tetraonini (formerly...

especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship...

and sharp-tailed grouse) Lagopus Brisson, 1760 (ptarmigans) Falcipennis Elliot, 1864 (Siberian grouse) Canachites Stejneger, 1885 (spruce grouse) Tetrao...

The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most...

sharp-tailed grouse North Woods — ruffed grouse and American woodcock Intermountain West — chukar partridge, dusky grouse, huns, sage-grouse, sharp-tailed...

Pavoninae, and in many cases are more closely related to smaller phasianids, grouse, and turkey (formerly classified in Perdicinae, Tetraoninae, and Meleagridinae)...

yellow marking found on other species of grouse including, but not limited to, sharp-tailed and dusky grouse. Adult females are mottled brown (red morph)...

Guy M. Kirwan (2002). Pheasants, Partidges and Grouse: A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Payton Moore, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse...

Tympanuchus is a small genus of birds in the grouse family. They are commonly referred to as prairie-chickens. The genus Tympanuchus was introduced in...

William Clark. Following the discovery of a few subspecies of the sharp-tailed grouse, Lewis and Clark came across the pronghorn near the mouth of the...

Greater sage-grouse (C. urophasianus) Gunnison grouse (C. minimus) Tympanuchus Sharp-tailed grouse (T. phasianellus) Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (T. p. columbianus)...

America over 20 million years ago. They share a recent common ancestor with grouse, pheasants, and other fowl.[citation needed] The wild turkey species is...

of London: 195–235. Madge S; McGowan, P (2002). Pheasant, partridges and grouse, including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. Christopher Helm, London...

1861) (Mackenzie sharp-tailed grouse) T. p. phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (northern sharp-tailed grouse) Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, T. p. columbianus...

the ears are typically longer than they are wide. For example, in black tailed jack rabbits, their long ears cover a greater surface area relative to their...

dark red. The central tail feathers are black spotted with cinnamon, while the tip of the tail is a cinnamon buff. The upper tail coverts are the same...

"Red-tailed Hawk preys on adult Sage Grouse in northern Utah". Raptor Research. 13: 123. Conover, M. R., & Borgo, J. S. (2009). "Do Sharp-Tailed Grouse Select...

breeding grounds of protected and indigenous fauna of Saskatchewan. The sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi) was declared the symbol of Saskatchewan...

Biddle, Tami Davis, Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse : A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of...

owl (Strix varia), red-shouldered (Buteo lineatus), red-tailed (Buteo jamaicensis), white-tailed (Geranoaetus albicaudatus), and Harris's hawks (Parabuteo...

"Genus Tragopan: tragopans (horned pheasants)". Pheasants, partridges and grouse: including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. London: Christopher Helm...

determine sex. Neither sex possesses the beard typically found in wild turkeys. Tail feathers of both sexes are bluish-grey with an eye-shaped, blue-bronze spot...

epithet is from the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" and -ouros meaning "-tailed". The mourning dove is closely related to the eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)...

to the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), with which it often shares similar habitat, prey, and nesting habits by day; thus the red-tailed hawk is something...

related to progenitive grouse that lived during the Miocene. They are distantly related to pheasants and are most closely related to grouse and turkeys. Koklass...

white-tailed deer O. v. couesi  (7)– Coues' white-tailed deer, Arizona white-tailed deer, or fantail deer O. v. dacotensis  (9)– Dakota white-tailed deer...

Kirwan, Guy M. (2002). Pheasants, partridges and grouse: a guide to the pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, guineafowl, buttonquails and sandgrouse of the...

violet tinge. He has bare red neck skin, grey feet, and a black tail with fourteen tail feathers. His crown is adorned with vertical white elongated hair-like...