page_title: Dendragapus
hierarchical_section_title: Dendragapus
caption_attribution_description: Dendragapus fuliginosus English: Sooty Grouse male
context_page_description: The genus Dendragapus contains two closely related species of grouse that have often been treated as a single variable taxon. The two species are the dusky grouse and the sooty grouse. In addition, the spruce grouse and Siberian grouse have been considered part of this genus.
context_section_description: The genus Dendragapus  contains two closely related species of grouse that have often been treated as a single variable taxon (blue grouse). The two species are the dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and the sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus).  In addition, the spruce grouse and Siberian grouse have been considered part of this genus.
caption: In breeding plumage, this sooty grouse male is typical of the species. It is dark grey with a yellow wattle over the eye. The tail is long and black with a square pale gray tip.
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