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{{Taxonomy
{{Taxonomy
|name=Prairie chicken
|name=Prairie chicken
|image=
|image=Lesser prairie chicken.jpg
|caption=
|caption=Lesser prairie chicken<br/>''Tympanuchus pallidicinctus''
|domain=Eukaryota
|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|kingdom=Animalia
|genus=Tympanuchus
|genus=Tympanuchus
|subgenus=
|subgenus=
|species=T. cupido
|species=T. cupido<br/>T. pallidicinctus<br/>T. phasianellus
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|syn=
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|sub=T. c. attwateri<br/>T. c. cupido<br/>T. c. pinnatus
|sub=
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|conservation=Vulnerable<ref>http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22679514/0</ref>
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}}
}}
'''"Prairie chicken"''' refers to several North American birds of the genus ''Tympanuchus'', and known for their elaborate courtship displays as well as their [[chicken]]-like appearance.
==Subspecies==
==Species==
There are three recognized subspecies of prairie chicken:
There are three recognized species of prairie chicken:
*Attwater's prairie chicken, ''Tympanuchus cupido attwateri''
*[[Greater prairie chicken]], ''Tympanuchus cupido''
*[[Lesser prairie chicken]], ''Tympanuchus pallidicinctus''
*Greater prairie chicken, ''Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus''
*[[Sharp-tailed grouse]], ''Tympanuchus phasianellus''
*[[Heath Hen]], ''Tympanuchus cupido cupido''
==References==
==References==