Greater Prairie Chicken bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsPrairie Chicken, Attwater's Prairie-chicken, Heath Hen, Prairie Hen, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Pinnated grouse
Old latin name for birdTetrao cupido, Tympanuchus americanus, Cupidonia americanus
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyPheasants & Allies / Phasianidae
GenusTympanuchus
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregionsc Canada to Texas (sc USA)

Greater Prairie Chicken bird sounds *

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    Drumming, male, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Call, drumming, male, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Call, drumming, male, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Lekking, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
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    Booming, cackle, song, whine, © Ethan Duke
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Prairie Chicken

Greater Prairie Chicken subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tympanuchus cupido attwaterise Texas (USA)-No
Tympanuchus cupido cupidoMaine to Virginia (e USA)-Yes
Tympanuchus cupido pinnatussc Canada to ne Texas (USA)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalangall de les praderies gros
Chinese草原松鸡
Chinese (Traditional)大草原榛雞
Croatianprerijska lještarka, Velika prerijska kokoš
Czechtetřívek prériový, Tetrívek prériový
DanishPræriehøne
DutchPrairiehoen, Groot prairiehoen
EsperantoPrerikoko
Estonianpreeriapüü
Finnishpreeriakana
FrenchGrande Poule-des-prairie, Cupidon des prairies, Poule-des-prairies, Tétras des prairies, Grande Poule-des-prairies
GermanPräriehuhn
Hungariannagy prérityúk
IcelandicSléttuhæna
ItalianGallo prataiolo maggiore, Tetraone maggiore delle praterie
Japaneseソウゲンライチョウ
Kazakhшалғындық құр
Latvianlielais prēriju rubenis
Lithuaniandidysis prerinis tetervinas
NorwegianStorpræriejerpe, storpræriejerpe
Norwegian NynorskStorpræriejerpe
Polishpreriokur dwuczuby, Cietrzew preriowy
Portuguesegalo-das-pradarias-grande
RussianСтепной тетерев, Большой степной тетерев, Большой луговой тетерев, Луговой тетерев
SerbianVelika prerijska koka
SlovakJariabok prériový, kupido prériový
Slovenianprerijska kokoš
SpanishUrogallo Grande, Gallo de las praderas grande
Swedishstörre präriehöna
Tatarболын көртлеге
TurkishBüyük Çayır Tavuğu
Ukrainianтетерук лучний