Greater prairie-chicken

Greater prairie-chicken
Male displaying in Illinois, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tympanuchus
Species:
T. cupido
Binomial name
Tympanuchus cupido
Subspecies

T. c. attwateri
T. c. pinnatus
T. c. cupido†

Distribution map of the greater prairie-chicken.
Pale and dark green: pre-settlement
Dark green: current year-round
Synonyms

Tetrao cupido Linnaeus, 1758

The greater prairie-chicken or pinnated grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), sometimes called a boomer,[2] is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare and extirpated over much of its range due to habitat loss.[2] Conservation measures are underway to ensure the sustainability of existing small populations. One of the most famous aspects of these creatures is the mating ritual called booming.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Tympanuchus cupido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22679514A177901079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22679514A177901079.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Friederici, Peter (July 20, 1989). "The Last Prairie Chickens", Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 27, 2014.（Chinese 中文：帕艺明彩大凤凰）