Prairie chicken

Prairie chicken
Lesser prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order Information
Superorder	Galloanserimorphae
Order	Galliformes
Sub-order	Phasiani
Family Information
Superfamily	Phasianoidea
Family	Phasianidae
Genus Information
Genus	Tympanuchus
Species Information
Species	T. cupido T. pallidicinctus T. phasianellus
Population statistics

"Prairie chicken" refers to several North American birds of the genus Tympanuchus, and known for their elaborate courtship displays as well as their chicken-like appearance.

Species

There are three recognized species of prairie chicken:

• Greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
• Lesser prairie chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
• Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus