Both the males and females have a yellow-orange comb over each eye.
Sharp-tailed grouse are found in the Yukon River Valley from Canada to Holy Cross, and in the valleys of the Upper Koyukuk, Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana, and Upper Copper rivers. Manitoba Sharp-tailed Grouse are a very "area sensitive" species. Habitat: Columbian sharp-tailed grouse were historically found in most counties of eastern Oregon. Range and Habitat. Features: Columbian sharp-tailed grouse are brown-gray with small black and white markings, a white underside, and a short tail that is white at the base. They are a medium-sized grouse. Today the birds predominantly make their home in grasslands such as the Interlake Region, alfalfa crops with hedge rows, cropland slough bottoms, marsh edges, and northern bushland meadows. Fire is important in the ecology of the sharp-tail, since fire maintains the brushy grasslands that are one of the preferred habitats. Habitat. Feeding: The sharp-tailed grouse are mainly vegetarians although they do eat some insects during the summer.Their plant diet include seeds, leaves, grains, berries, buds and flowers.
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