Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,480
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sharp-tailed grouse”.