Sooty Grouse Photo Gallery
Male
Chickenlike bird with a long, dark tail tipped in light gray. Plumage is darker overall than Dusky Grouse. Males expose bare yellow throat patches during courtship displays.
© Blair Dudeck | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, May 09, 2020Female
Chickenlike bird with a small head and long tail. Females are speckled in brown and black with a dark tail.
© Alex Lamoreaux | Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 31, 2015Juvenile
Chickenlike bird with a small head. Juveniles look like females.
© Alex Lamoreaux | Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 31, 2015Male
Chickenlike bird with a long, dark tail tipped in light gray. Plumage is darker overall than Dusky Grouse.
© Noah Strycker | Macaulay LibraryOregon, April 04, 2020Adult
Individuals in the Sierra Nevada of California are paler gray overall than individuals elsewhere.
© Matthew Grube | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 15, 2013Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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