Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Grouse :: Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Described by: Ridgway (1873)
Alternate common name(s): Lesser Prairie Chicken, Lesser Prairie-chicken, Lesser Prairie Grouse, Lesser Prairie Pinnated Grouse
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Baca County, Colorado, USA - May 4, 2002 © Kent Nickell  Baca County, Colorado, USA - May 4, 2002 © Kent Nickell  Baca County, Colorado, USA - May 4, 2002 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

Sc. United States;
Two populations;
Restricted range;
Se. Colorado, sc. Kansas, wc. Oklahoma and ne. Texas panhandle. Se. New Mexico and wc. Texas.
Formerly n. to se. Nebraska.
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer and winter: se. COL (Baca County), sw. KAN, wc. OKA, ne. and wc. TEX panhandle, and se. NMX. May also occur in s. NEB and w. MOU

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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