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Tympanuchus
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Tympanuchus is a small genus of birds in the grouse family. They are commonly referred to as prairie-chickens.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tympanuchus is referenced by 235 other articles, and connects out to Greater Prairie Chicken, bird and Tetraoninae.
It is catalogued under topics including Bird genera and Tympanuchus.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyPhasianidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- USNM, UNSM, DMNS, CLO, KU, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Phasianidae
- Image
- Tympanuchus cupido -Illinois, USA -male displaying-8 (1).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tympanuchus is a small genus of birds in the grouse family. They are commonly referred to as prairie-chickens.
==Taxonomy== The genus Tympanuchus was introduced in 1841 by the German zoologist Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger for the greater prairie chicken. The name combines the Ancient Greek tumpanon, meaning "kettle-drum", with ekhō meaning "to have".
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