Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
Facts
| Previously known as: | Tetrao cupido |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Galliformes |
| Family | Tetraonidae |
| Genus | Tympanuchus (1) |
| Size | Size: 43 cm (2) |
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU A2bc+3bc) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1). Three subspecies are recognised: the Attwater’s prairie hen (T. c. attwateri) and the greater prairie chicken (T. c. pinnatus) are classified as Vulnerable and the heath hen (T. c. cupido) as extinct on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1). The Attwater’s prairie hen (T. c. attwateri) is listed under Appendix I of CITES (3).
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