Avibase: Bonasa umbellus obscura (Ruffed Grouse (obscura))

Ruffed Grouse (obscura)

Bonasa umbellus obscura Todd, WEC 1947

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Bonasa
Scientific:
  Bonasa umbellus obscura

Original description

Citation:
Todd, WEC 1947

Reference:
Auk 64, no.2 p.326

Protonym:
Bonasa umbellus obscura

Type locality:
adult male; Abitibi River,latitude 50 53' N., northern Ontario, October 3, 1923; George M. Sutton

Link:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/auk/vol64/iss2/58/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6CDE8902CCB2CA36

Avibase ID:
avibase-6CDE8902

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6CDE8902

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677668

English:
Ruffed Grouse (obscura)
French:
Gélinotte huppée (obscura)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ruffed Grouse (obscura) ( Bonasa umbellus obscura)
Avilist 2025: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 4]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bonasa umbellus obscura [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Bonasa umbellus [umbelloides or obscura]

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