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Greater sage grouse (male)
Centrocercus urophasianus

Greater sage grouse (male)
Greater sage grouse (male)

Size: 28 inches
Overall Color: brown and white
Occurrence: sagebrush grasslands
Diet: sagebrush leaves, flowers, buds
Nest: dish
Field Identification: yellow eye combs, pointed tail feathers, white air sacs
Season: year-round


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: galliformes
Family: 05 Phasianidae (grouse,turkeys,pheasants,partridges)
Genus: Centrocercus
Species: urophasianus

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