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Sharp-tailed grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 817 g to 953 g and live up to 6.32 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sharp-tailed grouse

Weight
817 g – 953 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.32 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
12src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5.91 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sharp-tailed grouse live?

Not recorded

What is the sharp-tailed grouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus, the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska, much of Northern and Western Canada, and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States. The sharp-tailed grouse is the provincial bird of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

From the Wikipedia article “Sharp-tailed grouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharp-tailed_grouse&oldid=1384797183), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the sharp-tailed grouse sound like?

Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Is the sharp-tailed grouse endangered?

The sharp-tailed grouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the sharp-tailed grouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusTympanuchus
  7. SpeciesTympanuchus phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pediocaetes phasianellus, Pediocetes phasianellus, Pedioecetes phasianellus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Sharp-tailed GrousEnglish
  • طيهوج دبوسي الذيلArabic
  • Geotyar lost moanBreton
  • gall de les praderies cuallargCatalan
  • Gall de les praderies de cua llargaCatalan
  • Henenéva'ôheaseCheyenne
  • tetřívek ostroocasýCzech
  • grugiar gynffonfainWelsh
  • Spidshalet PræriehøneDanish
  • SchweifhuhnGerman
  • Pintavosta lagopoEsperanto
  • pintvosta tetraonoEsperanto
  • Gallo de las praderas rabudoSpanish
  • välupüüEstonian
  • suippopyrstökanaFinnish
  • tétras à queue fineFrench
  • Cupidon à queue fineFrench
  • Cearc biorearrachIrish
  • oštrorepa lještarkaCroatian
  • hegyesfarkú fajdHungarian
  • Pernice codaguzzaItalian
  • ホソオライチョウJapanese
  • Smailiauodegis tetervinasLithuanian
  • aštriauodegis prerinis tetervinasLithuanian
  • smailastes rubenisLatvian
  • StekelstaarthoenDutch
  • spisshalejerpeNorwegian
  • AagaskOjibwa
  • preriokur bażanciPolish
  • tetraz-de-rabo-finoPortuguese
  • galo-das-pradarias-rabilongoPortuguese
  • tetraz-de-cauda-finaPortuguese
  • Острохвостый тетеревRussian
  • kupido ostrochvostýSlovak
  • Oštrorepi tetrebSerbian
  • spetsstjärtad präriehönaSwedish
  • Kılkuyruk Çayır TavuğuTurkish
  • тетерук манітобськийUkrainian
  • 尖尾松鸡Chinese
  • 尖尾榛雞Chinese
  • 尖尾草原松雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the sharp-tailed grouse

Other species in the same genus Tympanuchus.

CompareSharp-tailed grouse vs Greater prairie-chickenSharp-tailed grouse vs Lesser prairie-chicken

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sharp-tailed grouse?

An adult sharp-tailed grouse weighs 817 g – 953 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sharp-tailed grouse endangered?

The sharp-tailed grouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the sharp-tailed grouse live?

The sharp-tailed grouse has a recorded lifespan of 6.32 years.

What kind of animal is the sharp-tailed grouse?

The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{sharp_tailed_grouse_2026,
  title = {Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharp-tailed-grouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}