Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusDendragapus (Blue Grouse)
- SpeciesDendragapus obscurus (Dusky Grouse)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
American Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
California Quail
Callipepla californica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Grouse in Glacier National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Dusky Grouse sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dusky Grouse in Glacier National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Grouse in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.