Falcipennis canadensis (Linnaeus 1758)

The Spruce Grouse or Canada Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is one of the most arboreal grouse, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree, for example letting people come to within a few feet before finally taking flight, a behavior that has earned it the moniker 'fool hen'.

The Spruce Grouse or Canada Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is one of the most arboreal grouse, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree, for example letting people come to within a few feet before finally taking flight, a behavior that has earned it the moniker 'fool hen'.

The Spruce Grouse or Canada Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is one of the most arboreal grouse, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree, for example letting people come to within a few feet before finally taking flight, a behavior that has earned it the moniker 'fool hen'.

Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis).

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Recueil de divers oiseaux étrangers et peu communs A Nuremberg :Chez les Héritiers de Seligmann,1768-1776. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41947898

A monograph of the Tetraoninae, or, Family of the grouse New York :Published by the author,1865. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54327606

A natural history of birds London :Printed for the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane,MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751, i.e. 1750-1776?] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55944356

The birds of New England and adjacent states Boston :Noyes, Holmes,1870 [c1867] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14040041

The birds of North America New York :Published under the auspices of the Natural Science Association of America,1903. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35159811

Feathered game of the Northeast,. New York,T.Y. Crowell & Co.[1907]. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14460210

Illustrations of the game birds of North America Edinburgh :Frazer & Co. ;1834 [i.e. 1835] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295440

A monograph of the Tetraoninae, or, Family of the grouse New York :Published by the author,1865. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54327639

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Description: A Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis in its forest habitat, Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. Date: 28 August 2011, 04:13. Source: Just Pretend I'm Not Here. Author: Education Specialist.

Description: English: Falcipennis canadensis, Carcross, Yukon. Date: 16 May 2014, 02:10:31. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/phaselockedloop/14602489911/. Author: Maciej. Camera location60° 13′ 04.24″ N, 134° 40′ 48.54″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 60.217845; -134.680150.

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Credit: USFWS. Date: 3 May 2010, 21:33:20. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/11713901455/. Author: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. 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Flickr tagsInfoField Grouse Bird spruce spruce grouse national wildlife refuge moosehorn national wildlife refuge moosehorn me maine. Camera location45° 08′ 25.98″ N, 67° 18′ 00.6″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 45.140550; -67.300167.

Description: English: ABA AREA BIRDS: My Photo "Life List". Date: 30 May 2015, 04:31:20. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/18276832372/. Author: ALAN SCHMIERER. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr sets ABA AREA BIRDS: My Photo "Life List".

Description: Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis, female. Sawtooth National Forest near Stanley, Idaho. There's a discussion about the id for this bird on the iNat observation page. Date: 2 August 2014, 18:03. Source: Dusky or Spruce Grouse Female. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location44° 11′ 19.51″ N, 115° 01′ 50.51″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 44.188752; -115.030696.

Description: English: Male Spruce grouse during mating season. Date: 22 June 2013. Source: Own work. Author: Parsonsphotography.bp.

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Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Vermont. Credit: David Govatski/USFWS http://www.fws.gov/r5soc/come_visit/nulhegan_basin_division.html. Date: 5 November 2010, 12:32:41. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/5148439451/. Author: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. 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Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Flickr poolsInfoField Phasianidae: Grouse, pheasants and partridges Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Flickr tagsInfoField nulhegan basin nulhegan conte silvio o. conte national fish and wildlife refuge national widllfie refuge refuge conservation usfws fish and wildlife service vermont vt female spruce grouse bird. Camera location44° 46′ 02.4″ N, 71° 38′ 37.75″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 44.767333; -71.643819.