Galliformes / Phasianidae / Dendragapus

Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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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)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.