Centrocercus urophasianus

E564716

bird species grouse tetrapod vertebrate

Centrocercus urophasianus is the greater sage-grouse, a large North American grouse species known for its elaborate mating displays on leks and its dependence on sagebrush habitats.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Centrocercus minimus	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ grouse ⓘ tetrapod ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern	diurnal ⓘ
averageFemaleMass	about 1.3 to 1.7 kilograms ⓘ
averageMaleMass	about 2 to 3 kilograms ⓘ
binomialName	Centrocercus urophasianus NERFINISHED ⓘ
breedingSeason	spring ⓘ
breedingSystem	lekking ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	about 6 to 9 eggs ⓘ
commonName	greater sage-grouse NERFINISHED ⓘ sagehen ⓘ
conservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
dependsOn	Artemisia (sagebrush) NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Johann Matthäus Bechstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	forbs ⓘ insects ⓘ sagebrush leaves ⓘ
exhibits	elaborate mating display ⓘ
family	Phasianidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
femalePlumageColor	cryptic mottled brown ⓘ
flightAbility	strong but infrequent flier ⓘ
genus	Centrocercus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	sagebrush shrubland ⓘ semi-arid rangeland ⓘ
importantFor	sagebrush ecosystem indicator ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
maleFeature	spiky tail feathers ⓘ white breast with inflatable air sacs ⓘ
malePlumageColor	mottled brown, black, and white ⓘ
managementConcern	species of conservation concern in western North America ⓘ
matingDisplaySite	lek ⓘ
nativeTo	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestType	ground nest ⓘ
occursIn	sagebrush steppe ⓘ
order	Galliformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	present ⓘ
subfamily	Tetraoninae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	energy development ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ
yearDescribed	1795 ⓘ

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sage-grouse → includesTaxon → Centrocercus urophasianus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Centrocercus minimus