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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

About Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Turkey-like birds
  • Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies

The sharp-tailed grouse, also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus, the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska, much of Northern and Western Canada, and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States. The sharp-tailed grouse is the provincial bird of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2012-07-10

    Chase Lake NWR, United States of America
    Image from 2012-07-10
  • 2012-07-11

    McKenzie Slough, United States of America
  • 2012-07-11

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit, United States of America