• Synonyms Prairie Chicken, Attwater's Prairie-chicken, Heath Hen, Prairie Hen, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Pinnated grouse
  • Old latin name for bird Cupidonia americanus, Tetrao cupido, Tympanuchus americanus

Greater Prairie Chickenbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, lekking display, © Alex Jones
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, drumming, male, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 3.
    Lekking, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 4.
    Drumming, male, song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 5.
    Booming, cackle, song, whine, © Ethan Duke
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Greater Prairie Chicken

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion sc Canada to Texas (sc USA)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalangall de les praderies gros
Chinese草原松鸡
Chinese (Traditional)大草原榛雞
Croatianprerijska lještarka, Velika prerijska kokoš
CzechTetrívek prériový, tetřívek prériový
DanishPræriehøne
DutchPrairiehoen, Groot prairiehoen
EsperantoPrerikoko
Estonianpreeriapüü
Finnishpreeriakana
FrenchPoule-des-prairies, Grande Poule-des-prairie, Cupidon 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
Norwegian NynorskStorpræriejerpe
Polishpreriokur dwuczuby, Cietrzew preriowy
Portuguesegalo-das-pradarias-grande
RussianБольшой степной тетерев, Большой луговой тетерев, Луговой тетерев, Степной тетерев
SerbianVelika prerijska koka
SlovakJariabok prériový, kupido prériový
Slovenianprerijska kokoš
SpanishGallo de las praderas grande, Urogallo Grande
Swedishstörre präriehöna
Tatarболын көртлеге
TurkishBüyük Çayır Tavuğu
Ukrainianтетерук лучний