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Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
First photo a Booming male. Second photo a female.
Grassland.Prairies
This North American grouse species was once widespread all across the oak savanna and tall grass prairie ecosystem. The Greater Prairie Chicken almost became extinct in the 1930s due to hunting and habitat loss. In March through April the males establish "booming" sites where the males display for the females, inflating air sacs located on the side of their neck. In Britain we call this "lekking" where males of the Black Grouse establish Leks. Unfortunatelly also a rare bird. There are two other species in North America.
Spotted on Apr 12, 2008
Submitted on Apr 17, 2013
8 Comments
What I meant was: when I first looked at the image the colors were so bright I couldn't see which was the head or tail! I didn't really see much of the middle. It was only after looking at the other images in the series I realized the head was orange and the 'tail' was black.
Weird comment dutta. cant make head or tail of it
Wonderful,,
Wow! Beautiful bird!
All I can see is the colorful back and the colorful front- otherwise, nil. A shocker to the eye but gorgeous.
Gorgeous bird! Thanks for sharing.
Nice LennyWorthington, I am thrilled that someone else besides me has finally posted another spotting of these endangered birds. Unless I am mistaken, there are only a couple of spottings of this bird posted on Project Noah.
Very nice!