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Lesser Prairie-chicken

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Vulnerable
पंखों का फैलाव
41.0 cm
वजन
724.25 g
कुल
Phasianidae
गण
Galliformes

The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae (pheasants & partridges), within the order Galliformes (gamebirds). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 41 cm and a weight of 724.2 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable.

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A medium-sized grouse (~725 g) of family Phasianidae, paler than Greater Prairie-chicken with crimson-orange air sacs in males. Inhabits arid mixed-grass and shinnery oak prairies in the southern Great Plains of the United States. Feeds on plant matter and invertebrates. Vulnerable; severe population declines due to oil and gas development, overgrazing, drought, and loss of native shrub prairie.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव 41.0 cm 16.1 in
वजन 724.25 g 25.55 oz

पहचान

पंख

Barred buff and brown like Greater Prairie-chicken but paler; males have dark pinnae feathers and reddish-pink neck sacs; yellow eye-comb; female lacks pinnae. Paler overall than its larger relative.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident in shinnery oak and sand sagebrush habitat of the southern Great Plains in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. Vulnerable.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on seeds, berries, grasshoppers, and plant material in shortgrass prairie and shinnery oak of southern Great Plains.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24 days.

अंडों की संख्या

6-14

ध्वनि

गीत

Males boom and gobble on lek: higher-pitched, faster sequence than Greater Prairie-chicken; reddish air sacs vibrate. Display includes cackles and wing-dragging. Alarm is a sharp repeated 'kek'.

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

Lesser Prairie-chicken has been recorded in 2 countries.

उपस्थित Not recorded

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What does the Lesser Prairie-chicken eat?
Feeds on seeds, berries, grasshoppers, and plant material in shortgrass prairie and shinnery oak of southern Great Plains.
Where does the Lesser Prairie-chicken live?
Resident in shinnery oak and sand sagebrush habitat of the southern Great Plains in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. Vulnerable.
Is the Lesser Prairie-chicken endangered?
The Lesser Prairie-chicken has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
How does the Lesser Prairie-chicken nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24 days.
What does the Lesser Prairie-chicken sound like?
Males boom and gobble on lek: higher-pitched, faster sequence than Greater Prairie-chicken; reddish air sacs vibrate. Display includes cackles and wing-dragging. Alarm is a sharp repeated 'kek'.
How big is the Lesser Prairie-chicken?
The Lesser Prairie-chicken has a wingspan of 41.0 cm, weight of 724.25 g.
What order and family does the Lesser Prairie-chicken belong to?
The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.

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