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Sage Grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

Near Threatened
पंखों का फैलाव
61.2 cm
वजन
2100.0 g
कुल
Phasianidae
गण
Galliformes

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The largest North American grouse (~2.1 kg), family Phasianidae, males with a spiked tail and inflatable yellow air sacs used in elaborate lek displays. Entirely dependent on sagebrush (Artemisia) ecosystems in the western United States and Canada for food and nesting. Feeds primarily on sagebrush leaves. Near Threatened; population severely declined due to widespread sagebrush habitat conversion.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 61.2 cm 24.1 in
वजन 2100.0 g 74.08 oz

पहचान

पंख

Male has black belly, white breast, spiky pointed tail; yellow eye-combs; during display inflates yellow-green bare breast sacs exposing white feather ruff. Female mottled brown with dark belly patch.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in spring and summer.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 7-14 days.

अंडों की संख्या

7-15

ध्वनि

गीत

Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus Centrocercus
प्रजातियां Centrocercus urophasianus

Distribution

Sage Grouse has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Sage Grouse eat?
Feeds almost entirely on sagebrush leaves and buds in winter; insects and forbs important in spring and summer.
Where does the Sage Grouse live?
Resident in sagebrush habitat of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Found in semi-arid plains with Artemisia. Vulnerable.
Is the Sage Grouse endangered?
The Sage Grouse has a conservation status of Near Threatened.
How does the Sage Grouse nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 7-14 days.
What does the Sage Grouse sound like?
Males produce extraordinary lek display: deep swishing 'swish-swish-coo-OO-ploop' using air sacs; low frequency, liquid, and otherworldly. Alarm is a cackling 'cac-cac'; females cluck softly.
How big is the Sage Grouse?
The Sage Grouse has a wingspan of 61.2 cm, weight of 2100.0 g.
What order and family does the Sage Grouse belong to?
The Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.

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