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Introduction
What the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Looks Like
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has overall_color color of brown and white and rufous and red-orange.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has above_color color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has head color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has face color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has below_color color of brown and white.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has undertail color of brown and white.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has back color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has bill color of brownish.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has wing color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has belly color of brown and white.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has tail color of brown and white and rufous.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has chest color of brown and white.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has leg color of brownish.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken has neck color of brown and white and red-orange.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Pictures of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Feeding Behavior of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
primarily forages on the ground, occasionally above ground among oaks.
May travel several miles daily between roosting places and prime feeding locations.
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What the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Likes to Eat
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken feeds on the following:
- seeds
- acorns
- insects
- leaves
- seeds and leaves of a wide variety of plants (including oak leaves and acorns)
- waste grain
- insects (grasshoppers and beetles)
- flowers
- twigs
- oak galls.
Where To Find the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
You can find the Lesser Prairie-Chicken in the following habitats:
- Sandhill country
- sage and bluestem grass
- oak shinnery
- stands of low, scrubby oaks