Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
Summary 5
The Spruce Grouse or Canada Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is one of the most arboreal grouse, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree, for example letting people come to within a few feet before finally taking flight, a behavior that has earned...
Distribution 6
The range of the spruce grouse extends from the southern portion of Alaska through much of the Canadian province of Yukon and into the Northwest Territories. Its range on the west half of the North America includes the northern portions of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, most of British Columbia, and the western most portion of Montana, the northern half of Idaho and small portions of northeast Oregon and northern Washington in the United States. The spruce grouses range on the east half of the continent runs through most of Manitoba, all of Ontario except between the Great Lakes of Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Most of Quebec is included in its range except the northern portion between Hudson Bay and Lingave Bay. They are also found in all of the provinces of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island and the northern sections of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcipennis_canadensis
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