Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
Summary 2
The Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare or extinct over much of its range due to habitat loss. There are current efforts to help this species gain the numbers that it once had. One of the most famous aspects of these creatures is the mating ritual called booming.
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- (c) Bill and Kathy, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/67702880@N00/2395802247
- (c) Jeff Holmes, all rights reserved
