Greater sage-grouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater sage-grouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Centrocercus urophasianus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Mass	3.2 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.7 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the greater sage-grouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater sage-grouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a greater sage-grouse?

Wikidata records the following for the greater sage-grouse: mass 3.2 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.7 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the greater sage-grouse endangered?

The greater sage-grouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater sage-grouse?

The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Centrocercus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater sage-grouse

The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as the sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America. Its range is sagebrush country in the western United States and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It was known as simply the sage grouse until the Gunnison sage-grouse was recognized as a separate species in 2000. The Mono Basin population of sage grouse may also be distinct.

The greater sage-grouse is a permanent resident in its breeding grounds but may move short distances to lower elevations during winter. It makes use of a complex lek system in mating and nests on the ground under sagebrush or grass patches. It forages on the ground, mainly eating sagebrush but also other plants and insects. Greater sage-grouse do not have a muscular crop and are not able to digest hard seeds like other grouse.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater sage-grouse (revision 1372440238), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q747372 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).