Pheasant and Grouse Hybrids
Hybrids have been obtained between the "ornamental" species of pheasants e.g. Lady Amherst's, Silver and Reeves Pheasants.
Natural pheasant and grouse hybrids have been reported:
- Capercaillie or Wood Grouse (Tetrao urogallus) and Black Grouse (Lyrorus tetrix) in the UK
- Dusky or Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) near Portland, Oregon, USA
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus) and Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
- Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) and Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis)
- Dusky or Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and Sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus) at Osoyoos, British Columbia, 1906 (Dr. John W. Aldrich)
- Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) at Ellendale, North Dakota, 1933
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