Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus(Ridgway, R, 1873)
English (US) Sooty Grouse
The Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendragapus fuliginosus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty Grouse
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1873)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Dendragapus fuliginosus sitkensis
- Dendragapus fuliginosus fuliginosus
- Dendragapus fuliginosus sierrae
- Dendragapus fuliginosus howardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Canace obscura var. fuliginosa
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1873)
- Type locality
- Cascade Mountains [at foot of Mt. Hood, Oregon] and Chiloweyuck Depot, Washington.
- Original description
- Forest and Stream 1 p.289
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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