Attwater's prairie chicken
noun
Att·wa·ter's prairie chicken
| \ ˈat-ˌwȯ-tərz-
, -ˌwä-\
, -ˌwä-\
variants:
or less commonly Attwater’s greater prairie chicken
Definition of Attwater's prairie chicken
: an endangered grouse (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) found in the coastal prairie region of Texas that is a subspecies of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) but is distinguished by its smaller size and slightly darker coloration
The Attwater's prairie chicken once was found over 6 million acres of coastal prairie that stretched from South Texas to western Louisiana. Today, the prairie chicken's population has shrunk from about 1 million birds to only 58 wild birds.— Bob Hood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 1997
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