American Spruce Grouse

(Falcipennis canadensis)

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Other Names: Taiga Grouse, Spotted Grouse, Canada Grouse, Wood Grouse, Tyee Grouse, Spruce Partridge, Swamp Partridge, Cedar Partridge, Black Partridge, Franklin's Grouse franklinii; Dendragapus canadensis, Canachites canadensis

Range: Much of Canada and northern USA (including Alaska).

Subspecies: Falcipennis canadensis candadensis - Hudsonian Spruce Grouse, Alaksa east throughout Canada to Labrador; F. c. altratus - Valdez Spruce Grouse, coastal region of southern Alaska; F. c. canace - Canada Spruce Grouse, southeastern Canada and north central and northeastern United States - including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine; F. c. franklinii - Franklin's Spruce Grouse - extreme southeastern Alaska through British Columbia, western Albera, south into Washington, Idaho, Montana and northwestern Wyoming.

Habitat: Coniferous forests.

Status in Wild: Stable.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: Not commonly seen in collections.

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Photo Credits
(l to r): 1-2, Franηois Bernar; 3-8, Dan Snyder.

• Johnsgard, P.A. 1983. The Grouse of the World. Croom Helm, London.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Spruce Grouse - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Spruce Grouse - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter.
• Wikipedia - Spruce Grouse - Wikipedia's species page.