Lesser Prairie-Chicken Photo Gallery

Male

Barred grayish brown-and-white chickenlike grouse with a short tail. Males raise the feathers on the side of their neck to expose bare patches of reddish skin, which they inflate to produce booming sounds.

Female

Barred grayish brown-and-white chickenlike grouse with a short tail and small head. Females have a pale throat and eyeline.

Adult male

Males gather on display grounds, where they compete for females by performing spectacular displays.

Juvenile

Barred grayish brown-and-white chickenlike grouse. Juveniles look like females with a pale throat and eyeline.

Male

Habitat

Found in native prairies.