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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
Order
GALLIFORMES
Family
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, Old World Quail (Phasianidae)
Code 4
SPGR
Code 6
FALCAN
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Yellow-brown or amber.
Head pattern:
Unique pattern, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Gray-brown with red combs of bare skin above eyes.
Forehead Color:
Black
Nape Color:
Black
Throat Color:
Black
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
38-43 cm (15-17 in)
Weight:
499 g (17.6 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
Black and white barring.
Upperparts:
Mottled black and gray.
Back Pattern:
Barred or banded
Belly Pattern:
Spotted or speckled
Breast Pattern:
Spotted or speckled
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Alternates between rapid, strong flapping flight and gliding, short flights
Wingspan Range:
56 cm (22 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid black with white edging on uppertail coverts (Franklin's) or orange tips (Taiga)
Upper Tail:
Black with red-brown terminal band.
Under Tail:
Black with red-brown terminal band.
Leg Color:
Brown feathered legs and gray feet.
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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