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ruffed grouse Illustration of a ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) showing a plump, brown and gray bird with a fan-shaped tail and a distinctive ruff of feathers around its neck. Illustration of a spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), showing a medium-sized bird with mottled brown, black, and white plumage, a short tail, and a red patch above the eye. Illustration of a sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), showing a large bird with mottled brown and gray feathers, a white ruff around its neck, and long, spiky black tail feathers. Illustration of a sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), showing a plump, brown and white speckled bird with a short beak and an upright, pointed tail. Blackcock (Lyrurus tetrix)
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Blackcock (Lyrurus tetrix)
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Grouse: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 13, 2026
Add new Web site: University of New Mexico University Libraries - Searchable Ornithological Research Archive - The Evolution of Mating Systems in Grouse (PDF). Feb 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Oiseaux Birds - Family Tetraonidae - Grouses. Dec 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Genomic regions of speciation and adaptation among three species of grouse. Oct 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Grouse. Jun 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Ruffed Grouse Society - Grouse Facts. Nov 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Grouse. Feb 26, 2014
Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Grouse. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Grouse. Mar 18, 2013
Added images of spruce, sage, and sharp-tailed grouse. Nov 25, 2009
Added image of ruffed grouse. Nov 25, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Grouse. May 21, 2008
Media added. Oct 05, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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