With sagging throat sacs, a male greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) takes a pause from his strutting display on the lek.

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Location: Phillips County, Montana.
Photo credit: © Craig Larcom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bird, blm, centrocercus, competition, county, courtship, development, energy, galliformes, game, gas, greater, grouse, habitat, leasing, montana, northeast, oil, phasianidae, phillips, sage-grouse, threatened, urophasianus