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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The 47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist split this species into Dusky Grouse ''D. obscurus'' of the Rockies and Sooty Grouse ''D. fuliginosus'' of the Pacific Coast. | The 47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist split this species into Dusky Grouse ''D. obscurus'' of the Rockies and Sooty Grouse ''D. fuliginosus'' of the Pacific Coast. | ||
| + | [[Image: Blue_grouse_010_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Dave B Smith<br />female (Dusky)<br />Location: Sheep River PP, Alberta, Canada]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Conifer and mixed forests, shrub, desert, tundra, upto 3,600m. | Conifer and mixed forests, shrub, desert, tundra, upto 3,600m. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
They nest in a ground scrape. | They nest in a ground scrape. | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 1 December 2008
- Dendragapus obscurus
Identification
42cm. Male - yellow-orange comb over eye, dark body, mottled back and upperwings, grey band on tail. Female - brown body, brown and white marks on underparts, brown tail with grey band.
Distribution
Taxonomy
The 47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist split this species into Dusky Grouse D. obscurus of the Rockies and Sooty Grouse D. fuliginosus of the Pacific Coast.
Habitat
Conifer and mixed forests, shrub, desert, tundra, upto 3,600m.
Behaviour
They nest in a ground scrape.
In winter the diet includes conifer needles,
References
47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist
