Heath Hen
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| Extinction status | Extinct |
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| Scientific name | Tympanuchus cupido cupido |
| Subspecies | †T. c. cupido |
| Higher classification | Greater prairie chicken |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Landfowl |
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| ID | 2972665 |
About Heath Hen
The heath hen was a distinctive subspecies of the greater prairie chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, a large North American bird in the grouse family that became extinct in 1932. It is sometimes considered a separate species.