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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Centrocercus urophasianus | Sage Grouse 



ABBREVIATION : 
CEUR

COMMON NAMES : 
   sage grouse
   sage hen
   sage chicken


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of sage grouse is Centrocercus
urophasianus (Bonaparte).  There are two recognized subspecies:  the
eastern sage grouse, C. u. ssp. urophasianus, and the western sage
grouse, C. u. ssp. phaios Aldrich [1].  Sage grouse is a member of the
family Phasianidae [37].

Sage grouse hybridizes rarely with sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus
phasianellus) and blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) [28].


ORDER : 
Galliformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Sage grouse is noted on the Audubon Society's Blue List as a species of
special concern in Oregon, Washington, and adjacent Canada [50].  The
California Department of Fish and Game lists it as a species of special
concern [10].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
C. L. Bushey, June 1986


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, March 1996


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1996; Bushey, C. L. 1986. Centrocercus urophasianus.
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Related categories for Wildlife Species: Centrocercus urophasianus | Sage Grouse