The dusky grouse is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is closely related to the sooty grouse, and the two were previously considered a single species, the blue grouse. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Say, T 1822)
Reference:
Exped. Pittsburgh Rocky Mountains [James]
2 p.14,note
Imprint year:
1823
Protonym:
Tetrao obscurus
Type locality:
'Defile Creek,' about twenty miles north of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124315#page/26/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
310777D6E4FFD4D4
Avibase ID:
avibase-310777D6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/310777D6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175860
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dusky Grouse (incl. sierrae, howardi) ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dusky Grouse (incl. sierrae, howardi) ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dusky Grouse (incl. sierrae, howardi) ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dusky Grouse [incl. sierrae, howardi] ( Dendragapus obscurus [incl. sierrae, howardi]) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Dendragapus [obscurus or fuliginosus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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