sharp-tailed grouse

American  

[shahrp-teyld] / ˈʃɑrpˌteɪld /

noun

1. a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.

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Etymology

Origin of sharp-tailed grouse

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

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sharp-tailed grouse

Cattle rancher Brian Sprenger never saw sharp-tailed grouse as a kid, when much of the rangeland near Sidney, Nebraska, was overgrazed or farmed.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

The land helps to reestablish the connection between the reservation and the Cascades and helps create a corridor for wildlife like the lynx, which are being reintroduced, and sharp-tailed grouse and potentially wolverines.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

Officials estimate the flames have also killed 30% to 70% of the state’s sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse, birds that also depend on sagebrush.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 30, 2020

Participating hunters must harvest a ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie-chicken and northern bobwhite in Nebraska.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2018

Idaho: Harlequin duck, mountain plover, dusky grouse, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple