Species
Dendragapus fuliginosus (Sooty grouse)
Dendragapus fuliginosus. Photo: (c) photogonal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America’s Pacific Coast Ranges. It is closely related to the dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), and the two were previously considered a single species, the blue grouse.