Greater prairie chicken
The greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as a boomer, is a large bird in the grouse family.[2] They come from North America. There used to be many of them. Because of habitat destruction, there are few left in some parts of its range. In other parts, there are none at all. People are trying to save the ones that are left.
| Greater prairie chicken | |
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| Male displaying in Illinois, USA | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Tympanuchus |
| Species: | T. cupido
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| Tympanuchus cupido | |
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Tympanuchus cupido attwateri | |
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| Distribution map of the Greater Prairie-Chicken. Pale and dark green: pre-settlement Dark green: current year-round | |
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Tetrao cupido Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Adults of both sexes are medium to large birds. They are similar to chickens. They have round wings and short tails.
Greater Prairie Chicken Media
Tetrao cupido drawn by T. W. Wood for second edition of Darwin's The Descent of Man, 1874
Greater Prairie Chicken -male displaying and spinning
Greater Prairie Chicken - males displaying to a female 700
A male Greater Prairie Chicken jumps and displays in Illinois, USA.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Tympanuchus cupido". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Last Prairie Chickens". Chicago Reader. 20 July 1989. Retrieved Mar 31, 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Tympanuchus cupido at Wikimedia Commons