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Centrocercus

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Noun1.Centrocercus - sage grouseCentrocercus - sage grouse                          
genus Centrocercus
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae - grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen - large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
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The sage grouse was discovered by Lewis and Clark in 1806 and was given its scientific name, Centrocercus urophasianus (Latin for "spiny-tailed pheasant"), in 1831 (Patterson 1952).
Declining Sage Grouse in the American West: Can the Threat of Listing ... by Salvo, Mark / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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