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title: "Spruce Grouse"
description: "Canachites canadensis — Aves. The spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spruce-grouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spruce Grouse

> Canachites canadensis — Aves. The spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen,  is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America.

- Scientific name: *Canachites canadensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 9554
- Wikidata: [Q117253054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117253054)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289698](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289698)

## Names

- en: Spruce Grouse
- de: Tannenhuhn
- es: Gallo canadiense
- fr: Tétras du Canada
- pl: Borowiak kanadyjski

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6363), US (2731)

## Summary

The spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen,  is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is the only member of the genus Canachites.
It is one of the most arboreal grouse species, fairly well adapted to perching and moving about in trees. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and immobility to an amazing degree; for example, letting people approach within a few feet before finally taking flight.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_grouse

## Photo

![Spruce Grouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spruce-grouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81190019

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spruce-grouse?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).