Ruffed grouse (female)
Bonasa umbellus

Size: 17 inches
Overall Color: brown
Occurrence: mostly deciduous woods
Diet: berries, leaves, buds, seeds, insects
Nest: dish
Field Identification: black tail band
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: Bonasa
Species: umbellus