Main Species
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Adult male
Barred brown-and-white chickenlike grouse. During courtship displays, males raise the feathers on the side of their neck exposing the orange air sacs below, which they inflate to create a booming sound.
© Dorian Anderson | Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 04, 2015Adult female
Barred brown-and-white chickenlike grouse with a small head. Females have a dark eyeline and a pale throat.
© Dorian Anderson | Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 04, 2015Adult male
Males gather and display for females at sites called leks. Males stomp their feet, raise their tail feathers, and inflate the air sacks to make a deep booming sound. This video has no audio.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 2002Displaying male at lek
Males gather in prairie openings where they display for females.
© Chris Wood | Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 12, 2008Displaying male
During courtship displays, males raise the feathers on the side of their neck exposing orange air sacs below, which they inflate to create a booming sound.
© Rudi Nuissl | Macaulay LibraryColorado, March 25, 2012Adult male
Barred brown-and-white chicklenlike grouse with a small head, rounded wings, and short tail.
© Chris Wood | Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 12, 2008Adult male
Found in native prairies with scattered oaks.
© Dorian Anderson | Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 04, 2015