A symbol of the American West, the greater sage grouse is a large, ground-dwelling bird known for its spell-binding mating dances, in which the males inflate their chests to show off their strength.  

This prairie and grassland species has a range of 173 million acres that includes parts of Canada, such as Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the U.S., such as South Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Greater sage grouse are sexually dimorphic, meaning the male and female look different. Females are small and football-shaped, with a black belly and white-speckled feathers, while males resemble turkeys, with black heads and throats and two sets of voluminous tail feathers—one particularly spiky and eye-catching, the other brown with