Prairie-Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus
Tympanuchus is a small genus of birds in the grouse family. They are commonly referred to as prairie chickens. The genus contains three species:
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Sharp-tailed Grouse
speciesTympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken
speciesTympanuchus cupido
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
speciesTympanuchus pallidicinctus
Lesser × Greater Prairie-Chicken
hybridTympanuchus pallidicinctus × cupido
Sharp-tailed Grouse × Greater Prairie-Chicken
hybridTympanuchus phasianellus × cupido
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1065.