Sooty (Blue) Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)

Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
(formerly Blue Grouse)
Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas

Male Sooty Grouse. Note black tail with gray band.	General Description: Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) are mottled brown, chicken-like birds with a dark tail and a gray terminal tail band. Males have a reddish comb above the eye that can be raised during displays, and white feathers on the neck that cover yellow-colored patches of bare skin, which are inflatable during displays. Females are mottled brown above and mottled gray below. Favored Habitat: Mountainous areas with conifer trees.
Female Sooty Grouse.	Where to Find: Sooty Grouse occur in the western mountain ranges (e.g., Sierra Nevada, Cascade Mountains) of Washington, Oregon, California, and western Nevada. Look for them on trips to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Female Sooty Grouse.	Comments: The species "Blue Grouse" has been split into two species: Sooty Grouse and Dusky Grouse. Sooty Grouse occur in the Pacific states (mountain ranges of Washington, Oregon, California, and western Nevada). Dusky Grouse occur in the Rocky Mountain states as far south as northern Arizona and New Mexico.
Female Sooty Grouse.	No text.
Juvenile Sooty Grouse.	No text.

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