Centrocercus urophasianus

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• Description
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Overview

Near Threatened

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Ecology: It is closely associated with sagebrush Artemesia habitats during the breeding and non-breeding seasons , although some populations do undergo seasonal movements2,3. It is a lekking species. It may act as an umbrella to other sage-brush specialists when conserved.

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List of Habitats:

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.4     Shrubland - Temperate   
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Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively:

Green Plant Matter Flowers

Lesser Quantities of: Seeds Insects

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Successional-scrub
• Nest Location: N/A
• Nest Type: N/A
• Clutch Size: 7-13
• Length of Incubation : 25-27 days
• Days to Fledge : 7-10
• Number of Broods: 1

Migration

Permanent resident

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Centrocercus urophasianus (Bonaparte, 1827) • Centrocercus urophasianus phaios Aldrich • Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus (Bonaparte

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2005

Similar Species

The Gunnison Sage-Grouse is very similar but has a different range. The large size, grayish plumage, long pointed tail, and black belly eliminate all other grouse species.

Members of the genus Centrocercus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. minimus (Gunnison Sage-Grouse) · C. urophasianus (Spiny-Tailed Pheasant) · C. urophasianus phaios (Sage Grouse) · C. urophasianus urophasianus (Sage Grouse)

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Centrocercus urophasianus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2008. Centrocercus urophasianus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 06, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
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• Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UCLA-Dickey Bird Collection (UCLA-Dickey): Bird specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11935
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175855
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13749327
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175855
• IUCN ID: 198463
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNLC12012
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7243

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2008. Centrocercus urophasianus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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