Lesser Prairie Chicken
The Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, a species in the grouse family, is slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the Greater Prairie Chicken. It is found primarily in the sandhills and prairies of Western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and the Llano Estacado of Texas and Eastern New Mexico, and also rarely in Southeastern Colorado, and Western Kansas.
Like its larger relative, it is known for its lekking behavior.
Like its larger relative, it is known for its lekking behavior.
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| Lesser Prairie Chicken |
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| Lesser Prairie Chicken |
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