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Common Name

Gunnison Sage Grouse

Alternate Names

Common Type

Grouse

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Centrocercus

Species

minimus

Conservation Status

Endangered

Location Photographed

Colorado

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Sagebrush dominated areas

Distribution and Range

Near endemic to Gunnison County in Colorado

Food

Sagebrush is a crucial component of their diet.

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Field Notes:

Identified as a new species in year 2000. Originally thought to be the same as the Greater Sage Grouse but a third smaller with less elaborate courtship dance at the lek.

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