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The lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is a bird in the grouse family. It is similar to the greater prairie chicken but is slightly smaller and paler in color.
Lesser prairie chicken | |
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A lesser prairie chicken in New Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Tympanuchus |
Species: | T. pallidicinctus |
Binomial name | |
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway, 1873) | |
Lesser prairie chicken range.[2][3] | |
Synonyms | |
Tympanuchus cupido pallidicinctus |
About half of this species live in western Kansas. They are also found in Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
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