The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is the largest grouse in North America. It lives in the western half of the United States and the Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces. They are larger than a pheasant but smaller than a wild turkey.
They belong to the Phasianidae family. The Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is the other species in the genus.
A: The greater sage-grouse is the largest grouse in North America.
A: The greater sage-grouse lives in the western half of the United States and the Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces.
A: The greater sage-grouse is larger than a pheasant but smaller than a wild turkey.
A: The greater sage-grouse belongs to the Phasianidae family.
A: The other species in the genus with the Gunnison sage-grouse is the greater sage-grouse.
A: No, there are only two species in the Centrocercus genus: the greater sage-grouse and the Gunnison sage-grouse.
A: The scientific name of the greater sage-grouse is Centrocercus urophasianus.
