The sharp-tailed grouse, also called the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium sized prairie grouse and one of three species in the genus Tympanuchus. It is found throughout Alaska, much of northern and western Canada, and parts of the western and midwestern United States, and it is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific NameTympanuchus phasianellus 4 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikidata)
In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Tympanuchus phasianellus
In Ecosystem
Source Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus, the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska, much of Northern and Western Canada, and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States.
Infobox: status
LC
In Ecosystem: Great Plains, Taxonomy
T. p. jamesi: the plains sharp-tailed grouse makes its home in the northern Great Plains in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, eastern Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, and northeastern Wyoming.
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Tympanuchus phasianellus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
Sharp-tailed grouse are a game species, hunted by humans
In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
bog bog
View the Source 4. Sharp-tailed grouse (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q19068 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Galliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Tympanuchus phasianellus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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