Grouse (Tetraonidae)
Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) - HBW 2, p. 409
French: Tétras des prairies
German: Präriehuhn
Spanish: Gallo de las Praderas Grande
Taxonomy: Tetrao Cupido Linnaeus, 1758, Virginia.
Often considered conspecific with T. pallidicinctus. Hybridizes extensively with T. phasianellus in areas of overlap. Nominate cupido of E USA, from Massachusetts S to Maryland, extinct since 1932. Two extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pinnatus (Brewster, 1885) - mainly from Dakotas S to Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri; formerly from C Alberta and SE Ontario S to Arkansas.
- attwateri Bendire, 1893 - coastal areas of Texas and (formerly) SW Louisiana.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Two males displaying at a lek. Locality Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Nick Athanas 1 May 2011 1 year ago 1 min 1 sec 4.9 -
Male dancing & "booming". Locality Yuma County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 2 April 2008 4 years ago 47 sec 4.9 -
A male displaying Locality Belgium
John Corder 31 March 2006 5 years ago 59 sec 4.7 -
Two males demonstrating aggressive agonistic behavior. Locality Yuma County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 2 April 2008 4 years ago 51 sec 4.7 -
Two males posturing. Locality Yuma County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 2 April 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A male displaying to a female Locality Belgium
John Corder 31 March 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
4 males posturing in pairs face-to-face. Locality Buena Vista Grasslands, Wisconsin, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 23 April 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 3.6 -
Habitat and predawn "booming". Locality Yuma County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 2 April 2008 4 years ago 8 sec 3.5 -
Habitat & "booming" @ dawn. Locality Buena Vista Grasslands, Wisconsin, USA (United States) (ssp pinnatus)
Bruce Steger 23 April 2008 4 years ago 4 sec 2.5
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