Listen to the Ruffed grouse
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About the Ruffed grouse
The Ruffed grouse is a bird in the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Ruffed grouse sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. It is not migratory. It is the only species in the genus Bonasa. The ruffed grouse is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "partridge", an unrelated phasianid, and occasionally confused with the grey partridge, a bird of open areas rather than woodlands.
The ruffed grouse is the state game bird of Pennsylvania, United States.
More from the family Phasianidae
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
Common quail
Coturnix coturnix
Indian peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Western capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Common pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Red junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Black grouse
Lyrurus tetrix
Hazel grouse
Tetrastes bonasia
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Rock ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
Congo peafowl
Afropavo congensis
Grey junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Frequently asked questions
What does a Ruffed grouse sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Ruffed grouse on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Ruffed grouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ruffed grouse as “least concern”.
What family does the Ruffed grouse belong to?
The Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Yellowstone sound library - Ruffed Grouse - 001 by NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas / Jennifer Jerrett – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Tettegouche State Park, Lake, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Ruffed Grouse – Yellowstone National Park by NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett – Public domain (NPS) · NPS
- Wikidata Q19058 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ruffed grouse – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mdf Original uploader at en.wikipedia was Mad Tinman at en.wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0