Birds of the World

    GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae (Pheasants & Allies)  
Genus: Tympanuchus (3 species)


Greater Prairie Chicken
Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) Near Threatened
Range: NA: sc Canada to Texas (sc USA)
Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to very similar but slightly smaller Lesser Prairie Chicken.

Lesser Prairie Chicken
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) Male Vulnerable
Range: NA: c USA
Kansas, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info

Compare to very similar but slightly larger Greater Prairie Chicken.

Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) Male and Female
Range: NA: nc, nw
Craig, Moffat, Colorado,  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) Female
Range: NA: nc, nw
Craig, Moffat, Colorado, United States  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



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