The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is an extinct subspecies of the greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), a large North American bird in the grouse family. It became extinct in 1932. Heath hens lived in the scrubby heathland barrens of coastal North America from southernmost New Hampshire to northern Virginia in historical times.

The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is an extinct subspecies of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), a large North American bird in the grouse family. It became extinct in 1932. Show More

Sep 2, 2024 · Heath hens (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) were once plentiful in mainland North America. These birds, closely related to greater and lesser prairie-chickens, were a common sight for settlers during colonial times and often provided them with an easy dinner.

Jun 17, 2020 · How this Eastern prairie chicken known as the Heath Hen became extinct despite our efforts to save them and the lessons we learned.

Mar 2, 2016 · One of the first major efforts to save an endangered species concerned an almost-forgotten grouse known as the heath hen, a unique eastern subspecies of the greater prairie chicken that quietly blinked out of existence in the early 1930s despite decades of unprecedented effort to save it.

Jan 15, 2014 · Consider the Heath Hen, a subspecies of the Greater Prairie-Chicken that once ranged widely along the Atlantic Seaboard from Massachusetts to Virginia. In the colonial era, Heath Hens were so abundant that servants allegedly pleaded with their employers not to be fed them more than a few times a week.

Heath Hens are (or were) the type subspecies of pinnated grouse, better known to modern birders as the Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido). Like their extant western cousins, Heath Hens were robust birds with a remarkable courtship display.

The Heath Hen is an extinct species within the Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus genus, including the extant Greater Prairie Chicken, Lesser Prairie Chicken, and Sharp-tailed Grouse. Heath Hens were once abundant throughout New England, inhabiting sandy scrub-oak plains and sandplain grasslands interspersed throughout the deciduous forests of ...

Jul 14, 2014 · During colonial times, Heath Hens (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) flourished among the heathland barrens of coastal North America from Maine to Virginia. Tasty and easy to kill, they were popular among early settler, and their numbers quickly declined from overhunting, habitat loss, and disease.

Jul 12, 2023 · The Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) was a distinctive subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, a large North American bird in the grouse family, or possibly a distinct species.