Species Status Assessment Report for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

This report summarizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service, we) Species Status Assessment (SSA) for the LEPC.

Species
A male lesser prairie-chicken in the fading sunlight

The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of prairie grouse endemic to the southern and central high plains of the United States, commonly recognized for its feathered tarsi (legs), stout build, ground-dwelling habit, and lek mating behavior. The LEPC is closely related and generally similar in...

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