Sooty grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus (Ridgway, 1873)
The sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 891 g to 1.21 kg and live up to 12.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sooty grouse
- Weight
- 891 g – 1.21 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 14 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 25.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 7.1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 months – 15 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the sooty grouse live?
Not recorded
What is the sooty grouse?
The sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America's Pacific Coast Ranges. It is closely related to the dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), and the two were previously considered a single species, the blue grouse.
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Is the sooty grouse endangered?
The sooty grouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the sooty grouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusDendragapus
- SpeciesDendragapus fuliginosus (Ridgway, 1873)
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- طيهوج أسخمArabic
- grèvol fuliginósCatalan
- tetřívek sazovýCzech
- Sodfarvet HjerpeDanish
- RußgebirgshuhnGerman
- KüstengebirgshuhnGerman
- fulga tetraonoEsperanto
- Gallo fuliginosoSpanish
- urogallo fuliginosoSpanish
- nokipyyFinnish
- Tétras fuligineuxFrench
- Cupidon fuligineuxFrench
- siva lještarkaCroatian
- Pernice fuligginosaItalian
- ススイロライチョウJapanese
- pilkasis tetervinasLithuanian
- sbək̓ʷbək̓ʷlut
- tumšais rubenisLatvian
- Grauw SneeuwhoenDutch
- sotjerpeNorwegian
- borowiak żółtogardłyPolish
- Tetraz-fuligemPortuguese
- tetraz-fuliginosoPortuguese
- Дымчатый тетеревRussian
- Дикуша обыкновеннаяRussian
- kupido sadzovýSlovak
- Čađavi tetrebSerbian
- sotjärpeSwedish
- Pasifik Göknar TavuğuTurkish
- тетерук гірськийUkrainian
- ćupɨmWasho
- 乌镰翅鸡Chinese
- 暗藍鐮樹雞Chinese
- 烏藍松雞Chinese
Relatives of the sooty grouse
Other species in the same genus Dendragapus.
Dusky grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
CompareSooty grouse vs Dusky grouse
Common questions
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How big is the sooty grouse?
An adult sooty grouse weighs 891 g – 1.21 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sooty grouse endangered?
The sooty grouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the sooty grouse live?
The sooty grouse has a recorded lifespan of 12.5 years.
What kind of animal is the sooty grouse?
The sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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