| Ruffed Grouse Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Sexes similar - Medium-sized, stocky, round-winged, chicken-like bird - Crest at top of head - Blackish ruffs on sides of neck - Head, neck, and back brown or gray - Breast whitish with brown and black bars and chevrons - Long, squarish tail - Tail brown or gray with narrow black and pale bars and broad blackish subterminal band Similar species Sharp-tailed Grouse is more white and tan than brown or gray and has a long, pointed tail with white outer tail feathers. Spruce and Blue Grouse are darker and lack the black subterminal tail band. |
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