Spruce grouse Falcipennis canadensis
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Length: 13 inches
Medium-sized, stocky, round-winged, chicken-like bird
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Spruce Grouse
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Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
The Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is truly a bird of the far north in the Americas. The species may be found in a few locations on the northern edge of the U.S.
Spruce Grouse range across the boreal forest region from Alaska to the Atlantic. It was introduced into Newfoundland where it is now established near Gander Lake.
The Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a stocky, medium-sized bird (13 inches), similar to a chicken.
Spruce Grouse
Dendragapus canadensis (Linnaeus)
Status Uncommon resident. Breeds. In its restricted habitat it may be fairly common, its population being subject to irregularly recurring fluctuations.
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis)
This grouse lives in young, middle aged to mature Michigan jack pine forests, as well as dense spruce, fir, cedar, and tamarack swamps, in the Lower and Upper peninsulas.
Spruce grouse eat spruce needles and buds. Young birds eat mainly insects in summer.
Predators
Great horned owls, goshawks martens, fishers, and foxes are the main animals that hunt and eat spruce grouse. Some hunters pursue these birds.
Palmer and Mindell [28] reported that avian prey of rough-legged hawks in Alaska included grouse (probably spruce grouse [Dendrapagus canadensis]) chicks, shorebirds, lesser golden-plover, red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), ...
Spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)
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Miconia (Miconia leandroides)
Camiguin forest mouse (Apomys camiguinensis)
Corythophora (Corythophora labriculata)
Kea (Nestor notabilis) ...
Falcipennis falcipennis - Siberian Spruce Grouse (photo)
Phasianidae
Perdix
Perdix perdix - Gray Partridge
Perdix dauuricae - Daurian Partridge
Ammoperdix
Ammoperdix griseogularis - See-see Partridge
Alectoris ...
Siberian Grouse, Dendragapus falcipennis
Spruce Grouse, Dendragapus canadensis - probably distinct genus Canachites
Franklin's Grouse, Dendragapus (canadensis) franklinii ...
Grouse make almost ideal game birds; most species can stand heavy hunting pressure. An exception is the spruce grouse, Canachites canadensis, which is too tame to make a challenging target and is often unpalatable.
Goose, Plural Geese
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THE SPOTTED OR CANADA GROUSE.
[Spruce Grouse.]
TETRAO CANADENSIS, Linn.
[Dendragapus canadensis.] ...
The insects attract a wide variety of species of birds to the taiga like the spruce grouse and mammals like pine marten, moose, wolf, fisher, Canada lynx, and grizzly bear can be found in the taiga.
Later in July there were Bonapart's Gull and Red-throated Loon. One late afternoon on the way back and in the spruce forest again I saw a Spruce Grouse walking slowly across the road.
 See also: Grouse, Ruffe, Ruffed Grouse, Fly, Pheasant
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