Ruffed grouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ruffed grouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bonasa umbellus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the ruffed grouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ruffed grouse in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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.

Is the ruffed grouse endangered?

The ruffed grouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ruffed grouse?

The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Bonasa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ruffed grouse

The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. It is not migratory. It is the only species in the genus Bonasa. The ruffed grouse is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "partridge", an unrelated phasianid, and occasionally confused with the grey partridge, a bird of open areas rather than woodlands.

The ruffed grouse is the state game bird of Pennsylvania, United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ruffed grouse (revision 1380703439), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q19058 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).