Summary ²

The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) was a distinctive subspecies of the greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, a large North American bird in the grouse family, or possibly a distinct species, that became extinct in 1932.

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1. (c) James St. John, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/14966959413/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido

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