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LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN
FAN CLUB

EST. 2026 — ARTESIA, NM_

A nerdy community of bird enthusiasts dedicated to celebrating and conserving one of North America's most extraordinary grassland grouse: Tympanuchus pallidicinctus.

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📏 15-16 IN Small ground-dwelling grouse of the high plains
🗺️ 5 STATES CO, KS, NM, OK, TX grasslands
🛡️ THREATENED ESA-listed since November 2022
💃 LEKKING DISPLAY DANCER Males perform elaborate dances with inflated air sacs
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Male lesser prairie-chicken performing lek mating display dance
MALE DISPLAYING ON LEKKING GROUND — AIR SACS INFLATED
Close-up portrait of a lesser prairie-chicken
PORTRAIT — TYMPANUCHUS PALLIDICINCTUS
Lesser prairie-chicken in grassland habitat
IN NATIVE GRASSLAND HABITAT

Photos: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Public domain.

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The Lesser Prairie-Chicken Fan Club is a New Mexico non-profit dedicated to raising awareness, supporting conservation, and building a community of people who care about preserving grassland ecosystems and the remarkable birds that depend on them.

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