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The Greater Prairie Chicken or Pinnated Grouse, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare or extinct over much of its range due to habitat loss. There are current efforts to help this species gain the numbers that it once had. One of the most famous aspects of these creatures is the mating ritual called booming. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Tympanuchus
Scientific:
Tympanuchus cupido
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.160
Protonym:
Tetrao Cupido
Avibase ID:
F59448B7465F5CB5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F59448B7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175834
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tétras des prairies ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tétras des prairies ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Greater Prairie-Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Tympanuchus cupido [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Tympanuchus cupido [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Tympanuchus cupido [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Greater Prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Greater Prairie Chicken ( Tympanuchus cupido) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tympanuchus cupido [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tympanuchus cupido [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Tympanuchus [cupido or pallidicinctus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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