Large chickenlike bird with a small head and a long, dark tail tipped in gray. Males have a yellow eyebrow that turns red during courtship. Reddish bare neck patches are visible when displaying.
Large chickenlike bird with a small head and a long, dark tail. Females have brownish gray barred upperparts.
Walks along the ground thrusting its head forward with each step.
Chunky grouse with a small head. Males are mottled gray and brown overall with a pale gray band on the tail.
Males have a yellow eyebrow that turns red during courtship. Reddish bare neck patches are visible when displaying.
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A heavyset chickenlike bird with a short bill, short, strong legs, and a medium-length tail that can be fanned into a semicircle.
Larger than a Spruce Grouse, smaller than a Wild Turkey.
between crow and gooseFour named subspecies differ mostly in markings on the tail, scapulars, and wing coverts. The southern subspecies (obscurus and oreinus) have a gray band at the end of the tail, which is essentially absent in the northern subspecies (richardsonii, pallidus).
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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