Scientific Name
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Park
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
sooty grouse
Park Synonyms
Dendragapus obscurus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Galliformes |
Family | Phasianidae |
Genus | Dendragapus |
Species | Dendragapus fuliginosus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Formerly on NOCA list as D. obscurus (blue grouse) but species was split and the species in the park is now called D. fuliginosus (sooty grouse).
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Listed as migratory, vagrant or non-reproducing.
Distribution Tags
- Year round
Visitor experience Tags
- Commonly seen
Bird Habitat Tags
- Subalpine
- Coniferous west
- Coniferous east
- Mixed forest
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lise Grace
Created Date
12/30/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lgrace@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/20/2018 5:01:43 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RPT (STEVENS, ET AL, 1973), Park Species Data Source: Checklist of Birds of North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Kuntz et al. 1999.