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Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

The Sooty Grouse is a large bird that loves to live in the forests of the western United States. They have beautiful dark feathers and are known for their unique calls that sound like a soft whistle.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Sooty Grouse is a robust, chicken-like bird with a short, stout beak. Males are mostly dark bluish-gray with a bright yellow comb over each eye and a purple-red air sac on their throat. Females are mottled brown and gray, providing excellent camouflage in their forest habitat.

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Sooty Grouse
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Sooty Grouse

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Sooty Grouse puff out air sacs on their neck to make loud "hoots" during courtship!

Their diet changes so much that young grouse can't eat the same foods as their parents!

They can survive freezing winters by burrowing into the snow for warmth and shelter!

Unlike many birds, female Sooty Grouse often nest directly on the forest floor, well hidden.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Booming Bass Call

Sooty Grouse can produce a deep, low-frequency hooting call using special throat sacs that carries far through dense forests.

Fähigkeit

Master of Camouflage

Sooty Grouse has intricately patterned plumage that helps them blend perfectly into the forest floor or tree bark, avoiding predators.

Fähigkeit

Explosive Takeoff

Sooty Grouse can launch into a rapid, powerful flight from a standstill, quickly escaping danger by bursting through trees.

Fähigkeit

Winter Needle Diet

Sooty Grouse can digest tough conifer needles, a unique ability that allows them to find food even in harsh winter conditions.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-58 cm
Flügelspannweite
65-75 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1.4 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-8 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
5-10
Brutzeit
24-26 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Sooty Grouse mainly munch on conifer needles, buds, and berries, especially in winter!

Altersunterschiede: Young grouse eat insects and greens; adults switch almost entirely to conifer needles.

Hauptnahrung

  • Conifer needles
  • Tree buds
  • Huckleberries
  • Blueberries
  • Catkins

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Predator of eggs, chicks, and adult grouse.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Hunts grouse on the forest floor, especially nests.

eats

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Needles are a primary winter food source for grouse.

eats

Red Huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium

Berries are an important summer and fall food for grouse.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Blue Grouse

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Sooty Grouse?

40-58 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Sooty Grouse?

65-75 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Sooty Grouse?

0.8-1.4 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Sooty Grouse?

3-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Sooty Grouse?

80 km/h

Was frisst Sooty Grouse?

Sooty Grouse mainly munch on conifer needles, buds, and berries, especially in winter!

Wo findet man Sooty Grouse normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Sooty Grouse?

Foraging

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