The Greater Prairie-Chicken is an iconic grassland grouse whose booming leks — communal display grounds where males inflate orange neck sacs and call — are one of the most extraordinary wildlife spectacles of the Great Plains. Its population has declined catastrophically with the conversion of native prairie, and it is extirpated from much of its historical range. The 'Attwater's' subspecies is critically endangered.
Best time to see a Greater Prairie-Chicken
The best time to see a Greater Prairie-Chicken is March–April, when about 70% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 987 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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