Sharp-tailed grouse

(Tympanuchus phasianellus)

Description

The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) (previously: Tetrao phasianellus) is a medium-sized prairie grouse.It is also known as the sharptail,and is known as fire grouse or fire bird by Native American Indians[clarification needed] due to their reliance on brush fires to keep their habitat open.The Sharp-Tailed Grouse is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Genus:Tympanuchus
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