prairie chicken at Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge

A plump brown and gray ground bird raises its tail feathers and struts in the short grass.

Photo By/Credit

John Magera/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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A male prairie chicken struts at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

Facility

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Prairie

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Birding

Species

Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

Subject tags

Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Prairies

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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