Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)

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Subject:	Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)

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Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)

Spruce Grouse, Falcipennis canadensis, is a medium-sized grouse. Their breeding habitat is the boreal forests or taiga across Alaska and Canada. It also occurs in the boreal forest that extends into the United States' northern border states. They nest on the ground in dense growth.

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Scientific Name: Falcipennis canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Names: Spruce Grouse, Canada Grouse, Spotted Grouse, Taiga Grouse French: Tétras du Canada German: Tannenhuhn Spanish: Gallo canadiense Taxonomy: Tetrao canadensis Linnaeus, 1758, Hudson Bay. Synonyms: Canachites canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Dendragapus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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