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Field Guide for all the Birds of North America

Grouse

Tétras

Phasianidae

Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities

North American Bird Search Box

The grouse are among the upland game birds that are seen in the savannah and forests of North America. These birds can be found on the edges of the woods or even in the alpine above the treelines of taller mountains, in the warmer months. They have the ability to avoid being discovered by using their stealth or taking advantage of the colouring of their plumage and by hiding in the foliage of the trees or in the undergrowth of the forest floor. The grouse will shelter themselves under the soft snow in the winter, using the snow as insulation from the cold and as a hiding place from their predators.

There are six types of grouse in North America, the Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse are the most abundant and widespread.

The Sharp-tailed Grouse has characteristics similar to the prairie chickens and they are found in larger flocks from central North America into the West and are most often found in open areas, where they are able to fly unobserved. The Blue Grouse is separated into two sub-species, one called the Sooty Grouse which is found near the Pacific Coast and the Dusky Grouse found in the interiors of the West. Then, there are the Greater Sage-Grouse of the midwest prairies and the Gunnison Sage-Grouse found only in Colorado.

North American Birds Videos

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Grouses seen in North America

Dusky Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Sooty Grouse

Spruce Grouse

Franklin's Grouse

Greater Sage-Grouse

Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Reference to Other Bird Site:

ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.

Classic Collection of North American Birds

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