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.

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References

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. (1999, Decamber 4). Spruce grouse. NYS DEC. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7078.html

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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