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Attwater's Greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

The Attwater's prairie chicken is a small, brown bird about 17 inches long, with short, rounded, dark tail. Males have large orange air sacs on the sides of their necks. During mating season, males make a "booming" sound, amplified by inflating the air sacs on their necks, that can be heard 1/2 mile away.

Lead Region:  Southwest Region (Region 2)
Date Listed: Mar 11, 1967

  • States/US Territories in which the Attwater's Greater prairie-chicken is known to occur:  Texas
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Attwater's Greater prairie-chicken is known to occur:  ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , ATTWATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
11/19/2007 72 FR 65058 65059 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)
04/23/2007 72 FR 20134 20136 5-Year Reviews of 24 Southwestern Species
03/11/1967 32 FR 4001 Endangered Species List - 1967

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
11/19/2007 72 FR 65058 65059 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
    • 04/23/2007 72 FR 20134 20136 5-Year Reviews of 24 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Attwater's Greater prairie-chicken.

    » Conservation Plans

    Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA): (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
    SHA Plan Summaries
    Gulf Coast Prairies (aka Coastal Prairie Conservation Initiative [CLCI])

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Attwater's Greater prairie-chicken.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009