Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (6)
J. W. Connelly, M. W. Gratson, and K. P. Reese
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1998
Text last updated January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Остроопашат тетрев |
| Catalan | gall de praderia cuallarg |
| Croatian | oštrorepi tetrijeb |
| Czech | tetřívek ostroocasý |
| Dutch | Stekelstaarthoen |
| English | Sharp-tailed Grouse |
| English (United States) | Sharp-tailed Grouse |
| Estonian | välupüü |
| Finnish | suippopyrstökana |
| French | Tétras à queue fine |
| French (Canada) | Tétras à queue fine |
| German | Schweifhuhn |
| Icelandic | Sýlorri |
| Japanese | ホソオライチョウ |
| Norwegian | spisshalejerpe |
| Polish | preriokur bażanci |
| Russian | Острохвостый тетерев |
| Serbian | Oštrorepi tetreb |
| Slovak | kupido ostrochvostý |
| Spanish | Gallo de las Praderas Rabudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallo de las praderas rabudo |
| Swedish | spetsstjärtad präriehöna |
| Turkish | Kılkuyruk Çayır Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Тетерук манітобський |
Tympanuchus phasianellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao Phasianellus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.160.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Canada = Hudson Bay, ex Edwards, pi. 117.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TYMPANUCHUS
- phasianella / phasianellus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Sharp-tailed Grouse.