greater prairie chicken
tympanuchus cupido latin

But like the buffalo, the greater prairie chicken is making something of a comeback.

Currently the greater prairie chicken is experiencing low reproductive success.

Birds of the area include the greater prairie chicken.

Greater Prairie Chickens are not threatened by severe winter weather.

It is also a destination for viewing the spring courtship ritual of the greater prairie chicken.

The greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), the species found here, is a case in point.

For six decades, conservationists in Illinois tried to save the greater prairie chickens that once covered the state like its sea of grass.

The return of the greater prairie chicken is one of the goals of the refuge.

Greater prairie chickens and black-tailed prairie dogs are also found on the refuge.

Attempts in the 20th century to reintroduce the greater prairie chicken to northeastern Iroquois County failed.

The Greater Prairie Chicken was almost extinct in the 1930s due to hunting pressure and habitat loss.

"That's definitely a greater prairie chicken.

Before Europeans arrived in North America, prairies served as habitats to greater prairie chickens.

Greater Prairie Chickens do not migrate.

Leopold started the Hamerstroms on a study of the imperiled greater prairie chicken, an endangered species in Wisconsin.

We believe that the near-complete loss of suitable grasslands and satellite populations in the region drove the greater prairie chicken toward this scenario."

Greater Prairie Chicken Project - helping restore & sustain Iowa's population of native chickens.

The Greater Prairie Chicken, T. c. pinnatus, is now restricted to a small section of its former range.

The many birds seen include Steller's Jay and Greater Prairie Chicken.

The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining Greater Prairie Chicken flocks in Illinois.

Greater Prairie Chickens prefer undisturbed prairie and were originally found in tall grass prairies.

Bought and preserved through her fund-raising campaigns, the grasslands near Mrs. Hamerstrom's home shelter some 2,000 greater prairie chickens.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, North American prairies were habitat for millions of greater prairie chickens.

File:Greater Prairie Chicken -male displaying and spinning.

The seeds are an attractive food source for birds such as the Mourning Dove and Greater Prairie Chicken.

The greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), the species found here, is a case in point.

Attwater's Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)

A close relative, the easternmost form of the greater prairie chicken, a subspecies known as the heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is extinct.

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus) and Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

The Greater Prairie Chicken or Pinnated Grouse, Tympanuchus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family.

Attwater's Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) is a highly endangered subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken that is native to coastal Texas and Louisiana in the United States.

The Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) was a distinctive subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, a large North American bird in the grouse family, or possibly a distinct species, that became extinct in 1932.

The Hamerstroms helped focus public attention on the need for habitat preservation and in 1961 helped form the "Society of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus" (Latin term for prairie grouse) to purchase lands that could be managed for the preservation and restoration of "native prairie grouse populations."