sage grouse

noun

: either of two large grouses (Centrocercus urophasianus and C. minimus) of the dry sagebrush plains of western North America that have mottled gray and buff plumage above with a contrasting black belly

Examples of sage grouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The nonprofit is acquiring slices of crucial habitat to help connect existing public lands in north-central Montana, restoring America’s vast shortgrass prairie and providing a home for everything from bison and pronghorn antelope to grizzly bears, black-footed ferrets, and sage grouse. —

Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024 But protecting the sage grouse isn’t getting easier, especially with solar and wind energy development now added to the equation. —

Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 Protecting the greater sage grouse could be a good starting point. —

Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 Some environmental groups, meanwhile, support rooftop solar but have questioned the wisdom of building large solar farms on undisturbed public lands that are currently home to tortoises, sage grouse and other animals. —

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