The Franklins do what is called the wing clap as follows: The male fkies up to a short jack pine tree in their territory, 7'-10' off the ground and then flies for 50'-75' down a open alley way. Franklin's grouse (F. franklinii) of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains was recently split as a distinct species from Falcipennis canadensis and also consists of the subspecies isleibi in Prince of Wales Island and nearby Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. Franklin spruce grouase live typically around the 5,000'-, 6,000' elevation in a Lodge ploe forest with white fir and black and white spruce trees. Silene with a young 3-4 week old Franklin chick on her lap. Avibase is an extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing over &1 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information for 20,000 regions, taxonomy, synonyms in several languages and more. The Franklin spruce grouse is 1 of 4 sub-species, and the males have 10 white spots on their tail covertslaying over their shank feathers.When they are in full display it is quiet stunning to see against their soild glossy black tail. also have a soild glossy black chest. Breeder male standing on a log a good showing of his white spots. Once they pick a home range they do not move and will stay there year round for their life span,which can be over. A pair of spruce grouse has a good bond for about 3-4 weeks before and during egg laying and breeds multiple times. The Franklin Spruce Grouse is One of the most common reasons that aviary aviculturists choose to purchase a Franklin Spruce Grouse is because it is a very quiet breed. It is also a unique bird to have in one's collection. He proceeds to snap his wings while in flight, sounding like CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP. Spruce grouse (also known as Franklin’s grouse) are a bird of the northern mountains, common in backcountry lodgepole pine and mixed conifer forests in all northern Rocky Mountain states, Alaska, and Canada. After I posted my Spruce Grouse video, I found this really awesome video of a “Franklin’s” Spruce Grouse. Part of their display flight is a “wing-clap” which is shown in this video. Their displays are very different from the other 3 types of spruce grouse whom all have an orange tail band on tghe end of their shank feathers. They also have whortleberries and huckleberries as their ground cover. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franklin%27s_grouse&oldid=968431646, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 July 2020, at 10:39. Territorial males are notable for their wing-clap display. When the youngf asre around 4-5 weeks of age , she will take them daily around the male while displaing in his territory. They. I’ve heard the wing clap described as sounding like a shotgun. Franklin's grouse (F. franklinii) of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains was recently split as a distinct species from Falcipennis canadensis and also consists of the subspecies isleibi in Prince of Wales Island and nearby Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska.[1]. 5 year old Franklin Male full tail good example of their glossy black againtbthe white spots. The grouse was named after the arctic explorer John Franklin, who led expeditions in the Northwest Territories in the 1820s. At the end of a short flight through the trees, the wings are brought together over the back so as to produce two sharp claps, about 0.5 s apart, loud enough to be heard by the human ear 150 m away. Spruce Grouse (Franklin's) Danish: Franklins Hjerpe French: Tétras du Canada (franklinii) Italian: Pernice di Franklin Dutch: Franklins Bossneeuwhoen Polish: borowiak brunatny Russian: Горная дикуша Slovak: jariabok čečinový. The Franklin spruce grouse is 1 of 4 sub-species, and the males have 10 white spots on their tail covertslaying over their shank feathers.When they are in full display it is quiet stunning to see against their soild glossy black tail. This sub-species of the Spruce Grouse is only found in the northern Rockies and Cascade mountain ranges. Male and female Franklin Spruce Grouse grow to be around 15.5 inches in length with a wingspan of around 22.4 inches. The Franklin spruce grouse mainly resides in the mountains ranges of the following areas: Southeast Alaska, Central British Columbia, and west central alberta.In Eastern Washington, Central Idaho,Western Montana, Northeasterrtn Wyoming (In Yellowstone, National Park) , and Northeastern Oregon, there are less than 500-1000 birds , which are currently listed on the statwes sensitive lists and thankfully can not be hunted. It closely resembles the Spruce Grouse but the male's tail is entirely black lacking the chestnut terminal tail band of the Spruce Grouse, and has white spots overlying it. The hen will lay 5-7 eggs and proceed to raise the youn by herself. These territorial displays can sometimes be elicited by similar hand clapping, and can be used to detect male territories and estimate their density.