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Gunnison Sage-Grouse

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
Gunnison Sage-Grouse
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Detailed Description

The Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus was first recognized in 2000 as a species distinct from the closely related Greater Sage-Grouse C. urophasianus. It has now been listed as Endangered due to its small population size, a fact not apparent when it was treated as the same species as the Greater Sage-Grouse.

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Public Domain.

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US Department of Interior - http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gfo/recreation_information/viewsg.html
Gunnison Grouse, Centrocercus minimus