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Gunnison Grouse

Centrocercus minimus

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredEndemicPlantsShrublandScrapeHuge · 1.9 kg
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 1
Photo: US Department of Interior · Public domain
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 2
Photo: Terry Ireland/USFWS · Public domain
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 3
Photo: Larry Lamsa · CC BY 2.0
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 4
Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 5
Photo: US Department of Interior · Public domain
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 6
Photo: Terry Ireland/USFWS · Public domain
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 7
Photo: Larry Lamsa · CC BY 2.0
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 8
Photo: Larry Lamsa · CC BY 2.0
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 9
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0
Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus), photo 10
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0

ID tip

The bird measures 46–56 cm (18–22 in) in length and weighs 1–2.43 kg (2.2–5.4 lb)

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When to see the Gunnison Grouse

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

About the Gunnison Grouse

The Gunnison grouse, Gunnison sage-grouse or lesser sage-grouse is a species of grouse endemic to the United States. It is similar to the closely related greater sage-grouse in appearance, but about a third smaller in size, with much thicker plumes behind the head; it also has a less elaborate courtship dance. It is restricted in range to southwestern Colorado and extreme southeastern Utah, with the largest population residing in the Gunnison Basin region in Colorado.

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Easily confused with

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Sage GrouseCentrocercus urophasianusAdult greater sage-grouse have a long, pointed tail and legs with feathers to the toes.

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