Conserving the lesser prairie-chicken - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of prairie grouse endemic to the southern and central high plains of the United States, commonly recognized for its feathered tarsi (legs), stout build, ground-dwelling …
Lesser Prairie-Chicken - All About Birds
Lesser Prairie-Chickens are very difficult to find in the vast open country (largely privately owned) of the southern Great Plains. Their pale plumage blends in well with their environment, and their low …
Lesser prairie-chicken - Wikipedia
The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is a species in the grouse family. Adult individuals are medium to large birds, striped white and brown like its near relative, the Greater …
Protections for the lesser prairie chicken have ended. What does that ...
Oct 21, 2025 · The lesser prairie chicken is a petite bird trotting across southern Great Plains grasslands. But over the years, its habitat and numbers have shrunk. The bird was given …
Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Audubon Field Guide
A little smaller and paler than the Greater Prairie-Chicken, this grouse is adapted to arid short-grass regions of the southern Great Plains. At one time it was abundant in this region, but it has declined …
Lesser Prairie-Chicken – WAFWA
Explore the story of the lesser prairie-chicken and the efforts to conserve this emblematic species of the Southern Great Plains. The range-wide plan promotes industry to avoid, minimize and mitigate …
Lesser Prairie-Chicken - About the Bird | Working Lands For Wildlife
From late February through April, lesser prairie-chickens gather at dawn on their annual mating grounds. Called ‘leks’, these places have sparser, shorter vegetation and are slightly elevated—a perfect …
An icon of America’s grasslands, the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is a ground-nesting species of grouse found only in the southern Great Plains.
Saving the Lesser Prairie Chicken – New Mexico Land Conservancy
Jan 21, 2026 · A recent partnership involving the New Mexico Land Conservancy, the New Mexico State Land Office, renewable energy company NextEra Energy, and local ranchers is throwing the bird a …
Lesser prairie chickens lost federal protection, but conservation ...
Dec 1, 2025 · The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time.