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sage grouse
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sage grouse

Large grouse Centrocercus urophasianus that inhabits the sage-districts of the western USA. It has soft, dense plumage, is mottled yellowish-brown in colour, with a long, 20-feathered tail. At each side of the male's neck is an inflatable air sac, distended during the mating season.



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The sage grouse was discovered by Lewis and Clark in 1806 and was given its scientific name, Centrocercus urophasianus (Latin for "spiny-tailed pheasant"), in 1831 (Patterson 1952).
Declining Sage Grouse in the American West: Can the Threat of Listing ... by Salvo, Mark / Endangered Species Update
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