Blue Grouse

Subtitle: Blue Grouse

Scientific Name: Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)/Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)

Region: (Sooty)Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coastal ranges. (Dusky) Northwestern United States and the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Fun Fact

Males advertise to prospective mates by strutting with their tails fanned out, hooting, and fluttering in circular patterns. When a female enters their territory, they up their game by exposing the inflatable yellow or purple sacks on the sides of their throats.