Greater prairie chicken facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Greater prairie chicken |
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| Male displaying in Illinois, USA | |
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Tympanuchus
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| Species: |
cupido
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Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
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| Distribution map of the Greater Prairie-Chicken. Pale and dark green: pre-settlement Dark green: current year-round |
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Tetrao cupido Linnaeus, 1758 |
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The greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as a boomer, is a large bird in the grouse family. They come from North America. There used to be many of them. Because of habitat destruction, there are few left in some parts of its range. In other parts, there are none at all. People are trying to save the ones that are left.
Adults of both sexes are medium to large birds. They are similar to chickens. They have round wings and short tails.
See also
In Spanish: Gallo de las praderas grande para niños
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