Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (14)
Donald H. Rusch, Stephen Destefano, Michael C. Reynolds, and David Lauten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | grèvol crestat |
| Croatian | američka lještarka |
| Czech | jeřábek kanadský |
| Dutch | Kraaghoen |
| English | Ruffed Grouse |
| English (United States) | Ruffed Grouse |
| Finnish | röyhelöpyy |
| French | Gélinotte huppée |
| French (France) | Gélinotte huppée |
| German | Kragenhuhn |
| Icelandic | Korri |
| Japanese | エリマキライチョウ |
| Norwegian | kragejerpe |
| Polish | cieciornik |
| Russian | Воротничковый рябчик |
| Serbian | Američka leštarka |
| Slovak | jariabok hrivnatý |
| Spanish | Grévol Engolado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Grévol engolado |
| Swedish | kragjärpe |
| Turkish | Yakalı Orman Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Орябок американський |
Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao umbellus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.275.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Pennsylvania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BONASA
- umbellus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Ruffed Grouse.
Populations in Newfoundland, Nevada, and other areas were introduced; those in Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, and Missouri were restored. See text for details.
