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Tympanuchus cupido

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Lesser Prairie Chicken jumping up with wings spread

Lesser Prairie Chicken jumping up with wings spread

This male lesser prairie chicken is performing a display to attract a female.

Rob Palmer Photography/Shutterstock.com
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Two male greater prairie chickens fighting for a mate

Two male greater prairie chickens fighting for a mate

Two greater prairie chickens fighting for a mate

Rob Palmer Photography/Shutterstock.com
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Greater Prairie Chicken male displaying on lek

Greater Prairie Chicken male displaying on lek
Danita Delimont/Shutterstock.com
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A male greater prairie displaying for a female on lek or booming ground Greater Prairie Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) male displaying for female on lek, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Marion, Illinois, USA.

A male greater prairie displaying for a female on lek or booming ground

Male greater prairie chicken (right) displaying for a female (left) on a lek

Danita Delimont/Shutterstock.com
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Male greater prairie chicken performing courtship display

Male greater prairie chicken performing courtship display

Prairie chickens have short legs, small heads, short tails, and round wings.

Danita Delimont/Shutterstock.com
A male greater prairie displaying for a female on lek or booming ground

Prairie Chicken

Tympanuchus cupido

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