Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Canachites
eBird Code
sprgro

Vocalizations

Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
scottj800 · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
David McCorquodale · CC_BY_4_0
Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng. · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Canachites canadensis atratus

    southern Alaska (Bristol Bay) to Prince William Sound and Kodiak Island

  • Canachites canadensis canace

    southeastern Canada and adjacent USA (Minnesota to Maine)

  • Canachites canadensis canadensis

    central Alberta to Labrador and Nova Scotia (central to eastern Canada)

  • Canachites canadensis franklinii

    British Columbia southward through the northern Rocky Mountains to northeastern Oregon and central Idaho

  • Canachites canadensis isleibi

    southeastern Alaska (Prince of Wales Island, and adjacent islands in the Alexander Archipelago)

  • Canachites canadensis osgoodi

    Alaska and Yukon to Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.