Sharp-tailed Grouse

Also known as Tympanuchus phasianellus

species of medium-sized prairie grouse

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 817
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taxon name: Tympanuchus phasianellus
Commons category: Tympanuchus phasianellus
Commons gallery: Tympanuchus phasianellus
taxon common name: tetraz-de-cauda-fina

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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.

Taxonomy