Greater Prairie-Chicken

Tympanuchus cupido

Order

GALLIFORMES

Family

Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)

Code 4

GRPC

Code 6

TYMCUP

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Medium brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Crested or plumed, Eyering, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Mottled brown, buff and black with orange eye combs.
Forehead Color: Mottled brown, buff and black.
Nape Color: Mottled brown, buff and black.
Throat Color: Mottled brown, buff and black. Shows orange sacs in display.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 43-46 cm (17-18 in)
Weight: 998 g (35.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Heavily barred brown and buff.
Upperparts: Mottled brown, buff and black.
Back Pattern: Barred or banded
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight on series of rapidly beating wings.
Wingspan Range: 71 cm (28 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Black with brown, buff and white barred central feathers.
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Yellow-brown

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