Description
Spotted Grouse, Tetrao canadensis
Date [187-]
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9127416936
Author Bonaparte, Charles Lucian; Jardine, William; Wilson, Alexander
Full title American ornithology; or, The natural history of the birds of the United States,
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_ornithology;_or,_The_natural_history_of_the_birds_of_the_United_States_(Pl._20)_(9127416936).jpg

The spruce grouse or Canada grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is one of the most arboreal grouse, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree, for example letting people come to within a few feet before finally taking flight, a behavior that has earned it the nickname "fool's hen". Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae, Subfamily: Tetraoninae, Genus: Falcipennis, Species: Falcipennis canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Dendragapus canadensis
Tetrao canadensis