sage grouse
noun
: either of two large grouses (Centrocercus urophasianus and C. minimus) of the dry sagebrush plains of western North America that have mottled gray and buff plumage above with a contrasting black belly
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According to the National Audubon Society, male sage grouse perform courtship displays — fanning their tails, inflating air sacs and producing popping sounds to attract females.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
According to the National Audubon Society, male sage grouse perform courtship displays on communal breeding grounds called leks — fanning their tails, inflating air sacs and producing popping sounds to attract females.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
But sage grouse are deeply attached to their mating grounds and rarely relocate on their own.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The scenes that work less well and seem virtually superfluous are those with Kumail Nanjiani as Adeel, an environmental activist who drags Aaron along with him to break into a fracking site that is disturbing the breeding ground of…the sage grouse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
According to the National Audubon Society, male sage grouse perform courtship displays on communal breeding grounds called leks — fanning their tails, inflating air sacs and producing popping sounds to attract females.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
But sage grouse are deeply attached to their mating grounds and rarely relocate on their own.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The scenes that work less well and seem virtually superfluous are those with Kumail Nanjiani as Adeel, an environmental activist who drags Aaron along with him to break into a fracking site that is disturbing the breeding ground of…the sage grouse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Sage grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sage%20grouse. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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