sage grouse

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Either of two game birds (Centrocercus urophasianus or C. minimus) of western North America, having long pointed tail feathers that can be spread like a fan, and noted for the male's elaborate courtship display.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A large North American grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, characteristic of the sage-brush regions of western North America.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America