Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
The Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) lives in some of the native prairie regions of the mid west United States from parts of Texas (Attwater's race), northern Oklahoma, Kansas, ...
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
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Greater prairie-chickens inhabit climax grasslands of the eastern Great Plains [5,11]. These prairies are dominated by big and little bluestem, indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), and switchgrass (Panicum spp.).
Efforts are underway in parts of the Midwest to restore native tallgrass prairie habitat for Henslow's Sparrow, as well as others like the Greater Prairie-Chicken.
In Illinois Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) sanctuaries, Sedge Wrens preferred burned areas 3 yr postburn over hayed and idle areas (Westemeier and Buhnerkempe 1983).
THE PINNATED GROUSE.
[Greater Prairie-Chicken.]
TETRAO CUPIDO, Linn.
[Tympanachus cupido.] ...
Westemeier, R., J. Buhnerkempe, W. Edwards, J. Brawn, S. Simpson. 1998. Parasitism of Greater Prairie-Chicken Nests by Ring-necked Pheasants. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 62/3: 854-863.
Heath Hen (extinct) , the Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) and Attwater's Prairie Chicken are three of the subspecies that are grouped under Tympanuchus cupido.
 See also: Greater Prairie, Grouse, Purple, Pheasant, Grasshopper
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