Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Dendragapus
eBird Code
soogro1

Vocalizations

Shane Johnson · CC0_1_0
Liam Ragan · CC0_1_0
Cole Wolf · CC_BY_4_0
Liam Ragan · CC0_1_0
Ellyne Geurts · CC0_1_0
J Straka · CC_BY_4_0
wildnettle · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Dendragapus fuliginosus fuliginosus

    Yukon/Alaska border to northwestern California; Vancouver Island

  • Dendragapus fuliginosus howardi

    southern California (southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains)

  • Dendragapus fuliginosus sierrae

    Cascades from Washington to California and Nevada

  • Dendragapus fuliginosus sitkensis

    southeastern Alaska and northwestern British Columbia (south to Haida Gwaii)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.