Sharp-tailed grouse

Sharp-tailed grouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tympanuchus
Species:
T. phasianellus
Binomial name
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Synonyms
  • Tetrao phasianellus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pedioecetes phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2021). "Tympanuchus phasianellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22679511A138099395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22679511A138099395.en.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-07-10.