Everything about Sage Grouse totally explained
The
sage-grouse are the
species in the
bird genus Centrocercus. They are large
grouse from
temperate North America. Adults have a long, pointed tail and legs with
feathers to the toes. Like in most
Galliformes, there's pronounced
sexual dimorphism.
Sage-grouse are notable for their elaborate courtship rituals. Each spring males congregate on
leks and perform a "strutting display". Groups of females observe these displays and select the most attractive males to mate with. Only a few males do most of the breeding. Males perform on leks for several hours in the early morning and evening during the spring months. Leks are generally open areas adjacent to dense sagebrush stands, and the same lek may be used by grouse for decades.
There are two species:
The
Mono Basin population may represent a third species.
They are also collectively known known as
sagehen,
sage grouse,
sage cock,
sage chicken or
cock of the plains. A sagehen is the mascot of the
Pomona College and
Pitzer College athletic teams of
Claremont, California.
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