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Blue Grouse
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Blue Grouse (Dendragopus obscurus)

Habitat
Forest
Location
Yellowstone
Date taken
Sept 09
Scientific name
Dendragopus obscurus
Equipment used
Nikon D90 70-300vr
digishooter
Nice image: this bird has been redesignated as one of two nominate species of the "Blue Grouse", the "Dusky" and the "Sooty". "One of North Americas largest grouse, the Sooty Grouse used to be considered the darker, coastal subspecies of the Blue Grouse. Recent DNA evidence supports the spilt of the Blue Grouse into two separate species, the Dusky Grouse and the Sooty Grouse. The males deep booming call is hard to locate. "This quote is from Cornel University, school of Ornithology web site
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sooty_Grouse/id Good image :t:
 

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