Sharp-Tailed grouse
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Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Chordate
Class: Bird
Family: Phasianidae
Order: Landfowl
Genus: Prairie-chickens
Species: Tympanuchus phasianellus
Evolution
Evolution
Evolution
No subspecies
How long has This species been in existence: 200,000 years ago
Lesser prairie chicken
Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus muta, Dendragapus
Descrition
Descrition
Description: Round and chicken like with long and pointed central tail feathers and a small, slightly crested head. Barred in brown, black, and buff. Note V-shaped marks on the belly
Size: Length: 15.0–19.0 in (38.1–48.3 cm) Wingspan: 24.4–25.6 in (62–65 cm)
Weight: Weight: 21.0–31.0 oz (596–880 g)
Life span: 7.5 Years
Male and female differences the male has more distinct in color and female color is used more for blending in with the habitat.
Description of habitat
Description of habitat
Description of habitat
Rainfall: 18 in
Plants: Rose, Cherry, Serviceberry, Snowberry, Sagebrush, and Hawthorn.
Animals: Foxes, Raccoons, Coyotes, Skunks, Bobcats, and Avian predators such as Goshawks, Cooper's hawks, and Great Horned Owls.
Temperature: 87-0 fahrenheit
Terrain Open grass-brushland, savanna, and open boreal peatlands.
Distribution
Distribution
Distribution: midwest and canada
Continents found: north america
Not an invasive species
Diet
Diet
Diet
What it eats: mostly grasses, forbes, buds, seeds, flowers, fruits, acorns, cultivated grain, and other plant matter, along with insects when available.
How often does it eat: they eat before sun rise and at sunrise
How does it get its food: they forge for food
Does not have any special foods
Social Structure
Social Structure
Social Structure
Live in pack or solo: they live solo until the spring
Roles within community: males perform a courtship dance
Male or female led groups: males make a group to do courtship
Individuals that make up the group: If they make a group it is for courtship
How do they interact with each other: they are not very territorial
Reproduction
Reproduction
Reproduction
How often do they mate: once a year
How many mates do they have: more than one
Time of year mating: spring
Mating Rituals: the male try to attract the females with dancing
Number of offspring produced at a time 10 to 14 eggs
Unique characteristics of maiting:
Development
Development
Development
Stages of development: egg, chick, teenager before sexual maturity, adult
How old before sexual maturity: one year
Activities and environment stages: crop lands are use in fall and winter for food
Difference between males and females: males a have a different color on the feather in certain areas
Competition
Competition
Competition
Within species: They compete for food
With other species: Fight over food when is not as available
What do they compete over: Food, Females
Effect of invasive species: Effect the habitats diversity of plants
IUCN Rating
IUCN Rating
IUCN Rating
What is they Rating:Least concerned
Population:750,000
Population trend: going up
Impacts of humans
Impacts of humans
Impact of humans
What impact have occurred:Hunting, Loss of habitat, Climate change,
Potential future impacts: the cold because humans push the range further north
How long have humans been interacting with Sharp-Tailed Grouse: 1942
Efforts being made to minimize impacts: reforestion, restoration to grasslands
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