 Photo: Regis Cavignaux, Champenoux, France |
Lesser
Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Size:40 cm (16 in) Habitat/Range: Sandy prairies and plains. Resides in Colorado, Kansas, parts of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Eating Habits: The European starling eats almost anything. Approximately half of the diet of the starling is made up of insects, especially moths and butterflies (and their caterpillars), beetles, crickets and grasshoppers. Starlings are also fond of earthworms. They eat a wide range of seeds, grains, and fruits, both natural and cultivated. |
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Smaller and less striking than the greater prairie chicken. The sacs the male inflates during courtship are red rather than orange. |
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