I understand the scientific name is same - Bonasa umbellus. Today I noticed all my Ruffed Grouse observations on iNat are labelled with this new common name (Birch Partridge). I searched the WWW far and wide for info on this but can find nothing. The only place in the Universe I can find a Ruffed G…

I’ve encountered a dozen vernacular (and often misleading) names for Bonasa umbellus : birch partridge, pat, drummer, drumming grouse, long-tailed grouse, pheasant, mountain pheasant, partridge, pine hen, tippet, white-flesher, willow grouse, wood grouse, and woods pheasant I know that “bonasa’ co…

I see Birch Partridge is listed as the “New Brunswick” name. I assume you’re located there and the name takes priority for you - not sure how easy it is to opt out of that though :)

For situations like this, it’s best to go to the taxon page, in this case: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/890-Bonasa-umbellus and raise a flag for curation by clicking the “Curation” button on the right hand side. You can ask about the name and whether it is appropriate. If you click on the Tax…

Birch Partridge - Ruffed Grouse - Common name question - #5 by cthawley - General

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