Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Federal: Threatened, CA: Threatened
Listed under ESA in 2015; state listing follows federal status
Large grouse, gray-brown males with black breast sacs and spiky tail, 22 inches. Requires extensive native sagebrush; present in Bay Area margins. Sagebrush ecosystem indicator species.
Plants that support Greater Sage-Grouse
1 plants
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
perennial herb
Primary winter browse; critical component of winter diet in sagebrush-steppe habitats
Bay Area native