Species: Dendragapus fuliginosus
Sooty Grouse
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Dendragapus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Tétras fuligineux
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae - Dendragapus - as Blue Grouse, but separated on the basis of genetic evidence (Barrowclough et al. 2004) and differences in voice (hooting), behavior, and plumage (Brooks 1929) (AOU 2006).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2007-01-22
Global Status Last Changed
2007-01-22
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Resident: From coastal southeastern Alaska (north to Yakutat) and coastal British Columbia (including the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver islands) south in coastal ranges and the Cascades to northwestern California, the Sierra Nevada, and (at least formerly) to southern California (Ventura County) and extreme western Nevada (AOU 1998, 2006)..