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Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
Measuring 15-17 inches (38.1-43.2cm) in length, the male is black on the upper breast and throat, has a brown or blackish tail tipped with chestnut, white-tipped undertail coverts, a finely barred gray and black rear end, and a crimson comb above each eye. The female is brown overall with black barring. females also have the chestnut terminal tailband. Feathering on both sexes extends to the base of the toes. In addition the pillage of both are intricately speckles and stripped with white and dark brown. Chicks, on the other hand, have a more orange- brown pillage of the body and yellowish down feathers on the body and head, which is distinctly stripped with a dark brown. On the crown of the chick's head is a orange-brown patch.
Spruce Grouce: List
Spruce Grouse Images
 (Helmberger, M. 2018)Male grouse front facing presenting a behavioral display. |  (Mundy, D. 2019)Female Grouse next to chick. |  (Guercio, A. 2016)Female adult grouse on a branch facing right. |
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 (Seitz, L. 2011)Male adult grouse on the ground facing right. |  (Boer, S.)Chick on the ground facing left. |  (Berto, A. 2017)Chick perching on a branch facing left. |
 (Judy. 2014)Juvenile grouse on the ground back facing. |
Spruce Grouce: Gallery
References
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. (1999, Decamber 4). Spruce grouse. NYS DEC. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7078.html
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Photo References
Berto, A. (2017). Spruce grouse chick/ teras du Canada [Photograph]. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/shimmer5641/35225936803/in/photolist-VEN8KZ-VDeGaF-2juW6VR-JTau7s-cG3BZf-JBiMAb- why83b-XCfLHf-JVvDtM-2huL8mS-2gGRCK3-JSXfsp-VUTSQ1-zHh6nF-2gs2wp1-WoGyMK-XCfM8d-L6oDkb-K8JCxM-JQTFjP-KZssRQ- a9NWx4-28xqyV9-Mv11rf-cG3DSN-vUUWvh-Mv1mSL-KpeCFh-vHJBKj-7rSfXi-eeysuB-2avPNuR-f6oYyR-MFRLQ-wtR4up-WNuHix- J2CByq-HK5Ld9-KU7hro-JJc9MG-K83AYP-JVUy3V-af5N3M-a9ivCy-xKvQVF-8nBgqR-wK5mHj-2jnPtE7-h5evj6-25MzGto
Boer, S. Spruce grouse baby chick [Photograph] Shutterstock. https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/spruce-grouse-baby-chick- 1165799467
Guercio, A. (2016). Female [Photograph]. All about birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spruce_Grouse/id
Helmberger, M. (2018). A male spruce grouse displays [Photograph]. Timber jay. https://timberjay.com/stories/biologist-hopes-study- will-shed-light-on-spruce-grouse-in-the-north-country,14212
Judy. (2014). Spruce grouse chick [Photograph]. Alaska bird blog. https://alaskabirdblog.wordpress.com/tag/spruce-grouse-chick/
Mundy, J. (2019). Spruce grouse [Photograph]. Bird watching. https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/photography/readers-gallery/us- and-canada/spruce-grouse-6/
Seitz, L. (2011). Male [Photograph]. All about birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spruce_Grouse/id
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