Sharp-tailed Grouse
My parents and I were out looking at land in Lewistown, MT when my dad noticed these ladies sitting in the grass just outside of a corral. I have never, to my knowledge, seen this kind of bird before. I was also able to hear the warning sound they make as they flew off after being spooked.. It's a very interesting sound to say the least!
The sharp-tailed grouse , is a medium-sized prairie grouse. It is also known as the sharptail, and is known as "fire grouse" or "fire bird" by Native American Indians due to their reliance on brush fires to keep their habitat open.
Similar species: Landfowl
By SaraBethWilliamson
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Uploaded Apr 26, 2016. Captured Apr 24, 2016 12:58.
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http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/phasianidae Posted 9 years ago