Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusTympanuchus (Prairie-Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse)
- SpeciesTympanuchus cupido (Greater Prairie-Chicken)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Prairie-Chicken sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Greater Prairie-Chicken are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Prairie-Chicken in Badlands National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Prairie-Chicken sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Prairie-Chicken in Badlands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Prairie-Chicken in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.