Dusky Grouse Photo Gallery
Male
Large chickenlike bird with a small head and a long, dark tail tipped in gray. Males have a yellow eyebrow that turns red during courtship. Reddish bare neck patches are visible when displaying.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 04, 2014Female
Large chickenlike bird with a small head and a long, dark tail. Females have brownish gray barred upperparts.
© Laure Wilson Neish / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, September 09, 2012Male
Walks along the ground thrusting its head forward with each step.
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 15, 2009Not all videos have soundMale
Chunky grouse with a small head. Males are mottled gray and brown overall with a pale gray band on the tail.
© Jackson Trappett / Macaulay LibraryColorado, September 29, 2012Display
Males have a yellow eyebrow that turns red during courtship. Reddish bare neck patches are visible when displaying.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 04, 2014Female
During breeding season, found in dry grasslands and shrublands as well as dry mountainous forests and subalpine habitats.
© David Disher / Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 25, 2019Habitat
During the nonbreeding season, found in evergreen forests where it is mainly arboreal, walking and hoping through tree branches.
© Emma Rosen / Macaulay LibraryNevada, August 09, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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