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

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22679511/0