Ruffed Grouse - Drummer of the woods? Animal Analysis: Ruffed Grouse

The Ruffed Grouse is a species of game bird from North America, and it's mating call sounds like a car stalling!

On this episode of Animal Analysis: The Ruffed Grouse!

The Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is one of the most common game birds in North America, and these birds have a strange mating call, or drum. During the courtship display, the ruffed grouse fans its tail like a turkey, ruffles the neck feathers, and beats its wings, which makes a sound like a car stalling.

These birds inhabit woodlands and mate in the spring.

Animal Analysis: Ruffed Grouse, goes into the life history of these interesting animals, their geographic range, diets, breeding techniques, and the phylogeny of grouse and their relatives.

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00:00 Meet the ruffed grouse
02:24 What do ruffed grouse eat?
03:45 Where do ruffed grouse live?
04:00 Ruffed grouse, similar species
04:59 Ruffed grouse predators
06:44 Grouse phylogeny
07:45 Ruffed grouse courtship
09:47 Grouse evolution