Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Sharp-tailed grouse
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order Information
Superorder	Galloanserimorphae
Order	Galliformes
Sub-order	Phasiani
Family Information
Superfamily	Phasianoidea
Family	Phasianidae
Genus Information
Genus	Tympanuchus
Species Information
Species	T. phasianellus
Subspecies	T. p. campestris T. p. caurus T. p. columbianus T. p. hueyi T. p. jamesi T. p. kennicotti T. p. phasianellus
Population statistics
Conservation status	Least concern[1]

Subspecies[edit]

There are seven recognized subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse:

• Alaska sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus caurus
• Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
• New Mexico sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus hueyi (extinct)
• Northern sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus phasianellus
• Northwestern sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus kennicotti
• Plains sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi
• Prairie sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus campestris

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