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Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 7,198, February 7,118, March 9,621, April 16,805, May 28,878, June 14,114, July 10,638, August 9,687, September 11,272, October 10,396, November 7,100, December 6,577.
United States618,605
New York139,404
Wisconsin51,998
Nunavut22,489
Pennsylvania20,197
Washington16,655
Canada16,645
Massachusetts12,115
Oregon10,310
West Virginia9,775

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderLandfowl · Galliformes
FamilyPheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
GenusBonasa

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