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What is the Taxonomy of the Ruffed Grouse? (KPCOFGS, along with SF)
K: Animalia, P: Chordata, C: Aves, O: Galliformes, F: Phasianidae, SF: Tetraoninae, G: Bonasa, S: Umbellus


What is the Scientific Name of the Ruffed Grouse? (GS)
Bonasa Umbellus


What special thing to Ruffed Grouse have on their feet that acts like snow shoes during the Winter?
Pectinations


How do Ruffed Grouse roost? And who does the roosting?
On the ground, at night (usually), utilize snow roosts during Winter. Females


What is the range of/for a Ruffed Grouse?
Deciduous forests, or mixed conifer/deciduous woodlands, near the Southern edge of their range in Ohio.


What is the habitat of/for a Ruffed Grouse?
Young (less than 20 years) deciduous forests-thick brushy areas with high stem densities for cover and berry production. Small openings for insects and green vegetation. Older (less than 40 years) forests-tree buds and acorns. Around 40 acres, high interspersion (a diverse mixture of habitats, may be at the individual home range level or landscape level) of habitats in a relatively small area.
What niches do Ruffed Grouse have?
They are omnivorous birds adapted to feeding on the forest floor and in trees, they ground nest and roost, and they are preyed upon by forest birds of prey and mammalian predators.