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[[Image:Attwater's PC GL10.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male of the Attwater's subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<br />[[Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], July 2009]] | [[Image:Attwater's PC GL10.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male of the Attwater's subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<br />[[Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], July 2009]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | The species itself belongs to the Genus [[ | + | The species itself belongs to the Genus [[Tympanuchus]], but placed in [[Tetraonidae]] by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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| − | The Attwater's subspecies of the Texas coastal grasslands is critically endangered. | + | The Attwater's subspecies of the Texas coastal grasslands is critically endangered. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
[[Image:Attwater's PC GL5.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female of the Attwater's subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<br />[[Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], July 2009]] | [[Image:Attwater's PC GL5.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female of the Attwater's subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<br />[[Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], July 2009]] | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 17 August 2017
- Tympanuchus cupido
Identification
41–47 cm
The entire body is covered in bars.
Distribution
Mainly seen in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Missouri, with smaller populations in Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Texas.
Male of the Attwater's subspecies
Photo by Greg Lavaty
Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas, USA, July 2009
Photo by Greg Lavaty
Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas, USA, July 2009
Taxonomy
The species itself belongs to the Genus Tympanuchus, but placed in Tetraonidae by some authorities[1].
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- T. c. pinnatus:
- T. c. cupido: (Heath Hen)
- Formerly north-eastern US; extirpated ca 1932
- T. c. attwateri: (Attwater's)
- Coastal south-eastern Texas
Status
The Attwater's subspecies of the Texas coastal grasslands is critically endangered.
Habitat
Female of the Attwater's subspecies
Photo by Greg Lavaty
Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas, USA, July 2009
Photo by Greg Lavaty
Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas, USA, July 2009
Seen in tall-grass prairies.
Behaviour
Often seen in flocks of over 15.
Diet
Their main diet consists of grains.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Prairie Chicken. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Prairie_Chicken
