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Colinus nigrogularisLC

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The name Colinus nigrogularis is unknown.International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List: Not Threatened (LC).Prote···

Colinus cristatusLC

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus,Crested Bobwhite

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Colinus cristatus, Crested Bobwhite, is an insect eater. In spring and summer, male birds are most often seen, with a loud, clear ···

Callipepla squamataLC

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata,Scaled Quail

Landfowl3-5years

Callipepla squamata is called Scaled Quail and has four subspecies.The quail mainly eats seeds, berries, and sometimes leaves, roo···

Gambel's QuailLC

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail,Callipepla gambelii

Landfowl3-5years

Callipepla gambelii belongs to the family Callipepla, there are 7 subspecies, and the distribution area is slightly different.Blac···

Callipepla douglasiiLC

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii,Elegant Quail

Landfowl3-5years

The Quail's scientific name is Callipepla douglasii and its foreign name is Elegant Quail.Listed in the International Union fo···

Callipepla californicaLC

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica,California Quail

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Callipepla californica (California Quail) has eight subspecies.The quails feed on green plants and insects on the ground, and are ···

Tympanuchus phasianellusLC

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus,Sharp-tailed Grouse

LandfowlAbout 5 years

The Sharp-tailed prairie Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is known as sharp-tailed grouse and has seven subspecies.The pintail pr···

Tympanuchus pallidicinctusLC

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus,Lesser Prairie-chicken

LandfowlAbout 5 years

The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has no subspecies.The range of the little grass fowl is up to 5 square kil···

Tympanuchus cupidoLC

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido,Greater Prairie-chicken

LandfowlAbout 5 years

The Prairie grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as Greater Prairie-chicken, has three subspecies.Prairie grouse usually live i···

Greater Sage-grouseLC

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse,Centrocercus urophasianus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as Greater Sage-grouse without subspecies, is the largest grouse in North ···

Centrocercus minimusLC

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus,Gunnison Grouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Lesser sage Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is Gunnison Grouse, no subspecies.The little sage grouse does not fly much except up···

Ruffed GrouseLC

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse,Bonasa umbellus

Landfowl3-5years

The Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) has 15 subspecies.Shawl hazel chicken is a non-migratory bird, is a forest bird, the breeding ···

Tetrao mlokosiewicziLC

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, the Caucasian black lyric chicken, is active in the morning and evening in large forest clearings, forest ed···

Lagopus leucurusLC

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus,White-tailed Ptarmigan

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) has five subspecies.The winter white-tailed thunderbird lives in tundra, tundra scru···

Dendragapus canadensisLC

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis,Spruce Grouse

LandfowlAbout 13 years

The Fir-tree chicken (Dendragapus canadensis), also known as Spruce Grouse, has six subspecies.Fir-tree chicken activity peaks in ···

Dendragapus obscurusLC

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus,Dusky Grouse

Landfowl3-14years

The blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), also known as Dusky Grouse, is a relatively large grouse with four subspecies.Blue grouse ···

Dendragapus fuliginosusLC

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus,Sooty Grouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosu) is a relatively large grouse with four subspecies.The black grouse is an early adult. Th···

Ortalis wagleriLC

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri,Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ortalis wagleri, Rufous bellied Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berries and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Inter···

Ortalis vetulaLC

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Listed on ···

Ortalis superciliarisLC

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris,Buff-browed Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ortalis superciliaris, or Buff-browed Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally peck···

Ortalis squamataLC

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata,Scaled Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata), no subspecies.Like other pheasants of the same genus, the scaly Crested pheasant eats more l···

Ortalis ruficaudaLC

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda,Rufous-vented Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The juvenile Crested pheasant (Ortalis ruficauda) is Rufous-vented Chachalaca and has two subspecies.Juvenile Crested Pheasant col···

Ortalis poliocephalaLC

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala,West Mexican Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ortalis poliocephala, also known as West Mexican Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally peck···

Ortalis motmotLC

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot,White-bellied Chachalaca

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ortalis motmot, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at ···

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