Grouse

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Greater Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Tetraonidae Vigors, 1825

Genera

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Tetraonidae

Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. Grouse inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. They are game and are sometimes hunted for food.

Males are often polygamous, and many species have elaborate courtship displays. These heavily built birds have legs feathered to the toes. Most species are year-round residents, and do not migrate.

These birds feed mainly on vegetable food, but will also feed on insects, especially when feeding young.

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Genus Falcipennis

Siberian Grouse, Falcipennis falcipennis
Spruce Grouse, Falcipennis canadensis

Genus Dendragapus (Blue Grouse; now split into two species)

Dusky Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus
Sooty Grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus

Genus Lagopus

Willow Grouse (Willow Ptarmigan in North America), Lagopus lagopus
Ptarmigan (Rock Ptarmigan in North America), Lagopus mutus
White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus

Genus Tetrao

Eurasian Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix
Caucasian Black Grouse, Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
Black-billed Capercaillie, Tetrao parvirostris

Genus Bonasa

Hazel Grouse, Bonasa bonasia
Severtzov's Grouse, Bonasa sewerzowi
Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus

Genus Centrocercus

Greater Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus
Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus minimus

Genus Tympanuchus

Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
- Heath Hen, T. c. cupido (extinct, 1932) - possibly a distinct species
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus