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{{Taxonomy
|name=Heath hen
|image=
|caption=
|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=
|branch=Deuterostomia
|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
|superdivision=
|division=
|subdivision=
|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=
|infraclass=
|superorder=Galloanserimorphae
|order=Galliformes
|suborder=Phasiani
|infraorder=
|superfamily=Phasianoidea
|families=
|family=Phasianidae
|subfamily=
|supertribe=
|tribe=
|subtribe=
|genera=
|genus=Tympanuchus
|subgenus=
|species=T. cupido
|binomialname=
|syn=
|sub=T. c. cupido
|alt=
|regionimg=
|pop=
|conservation=Extinct
}}
The [[heath hen]] (''Tympanuchus cupido cupido'') was a subspecies of the [[greater prairie chicken]], and may have been the bird - and not the wild [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] - that was served during the first [[Thanksgiving]] dinner by the early American colonists. Once found in the grassy areas of the east coast of the [[United States]], the heath hen became extinct by 1932, the result of over-hunting and human development.
==Description==
The heath hen was similar to the greater prairie chicken, albeit smaller. It was about 17 inches long and weigh 24-42 ounces. The color overall was a buff brown with a reddish hue, with heavier dark barring on the feathers as opposed to prairie chickens. Males have long feathers on either side of the head which, when raised in display during the breeding season, give the appearance of having "ears"; males further display an inflatable orange-colored sack on either side of the neck, which they use to amplify their breeding calls.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Grouse]][[Category:Extinct Birds]]
|name=Heath hen
|image=
|caption=
|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=
|branch=Deuterostomia
|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
|superdivision=
|division=
|subdivision=
|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=
|infraclass=
|superorder=Galloanserimorphae
|order=Galliformes
|suborder=Phasiani
|infraorder=
|superfamily=Phasianoidea
|families=
|family=Phasianidae
|subfamily=
|supertribe=
|tribe=
|subtribe=
|genera=
|genus=Tympanuchus
|subgenus=
|species=T. cupido
|binomialname=
|syn=
|sub=T. c. cupido
|alt=
|regionimg=
|pop=
|conservation=Extinct
}}
The [[heath hen]] (''Tympanuchus cupido cupido'') was a subspecies of the [[greater prairie chicken]], and may have been the bird - and not the wild [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] - that was served during the first [[Thanksgiving]] dinner by the early American colonists. Once found in the grassy areas of the east coast of the [[United States]], the heath hen became extinct by 1932, the result of over-hunting and human development.
==Description==
The heath hen was similar to the greater prairie chicken, albeit smaller. It was about 17 inches long and weigh 24-42 ounces. The color overall was a buff brown with a reddish hue, with heavier dark barring on the feathers as opposed to prairie chickens. Males have long feathers on either side of the head which, when raised in display during the breeding season, give the appearance of having "ears"; males further display an inflatable orange-colored sack on either side of the neck, which they use to amplify their breeding calls.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Grouse]][[Category:Extinct Birds]]