Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis] (Sooty Grouse [fuliginosus or sitkensis])

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Sooty Grouse [fuliginosus or sitkensis]

Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis] (= Dendragapus fuliginosus fuliginosus) (Ridgway, R 1873)

The sooty grouse is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America's Pacific Coast Ranges. It is closely related to the dusky grouse, and the two were previously considered a single species, the blue grouse. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Dendragapus
Scientific:
  Dendragapus fuliginosus fuliginosus

Original description

Citation:
(Ridgway, R 1873)

Reference:
Forest & Stream 1 p.289

Protonym:
Canace obscura var. fuliginosa

Type locality:
Cascade Mountains [at foot of Mt. Hood, Oregon] and Chiloweyuck Depot, Washington.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124932#page/269/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
485D4893167F4476

Avibase ID:
avibase-485D4893

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/485D4893

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175776

English:
Sooty Grouse [fuliginosus or sitkensis]
French:
Tétras fuligineux [fuliginosus ou sitkensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sooty Grouse [fuliginosus or sitkensis] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sooty Grouse [Dusky] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sooty Grouse [Dusky] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Sooty Grouse [fuliginosus or sitkensis] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sooty Grouse (Dusky) ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sooty Grouse (Dusky) ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sooty Grouse (Dusky) ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sooty Grouse [Dusky] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sooty Grouse [Dusky] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sooty Grouse [Dusky] ( Dendragapus fuliginosus [fuliginosus or sitkensis])
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sooty Grouse ( Dendragapus fuliginosus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sooty Grouse ( Dendragapus fuliginosus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Dendragapus fuliginosus

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