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Centrocercus urophasianus

Photo by maitreya.
Photo taken: Jack Mountain, Oregon.

[edit] Identification

Male: 28 inches. Female 22 inches. Heavy, with long, spiky, pointed tails.

[edit] Distribution

Western United States.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with the Gunnison Sage Grouse.

[edit] Habitat

Found almost exclusively in dry sagebrush plains, usually in small groups.

[edit] Behaviour

In spring, groups of males form leks, where many display at the same spot, so that the females can choose between them.

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