Goose, ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.) and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) are common in the north.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Canadian forests] Reference

Over 60 permanent residents including ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus and wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo can be seen all year round.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States] Reference

(Dendragapus franklini); the small speckled kind, the adult female and the young, of the same species; the small brown, the Oregon ruffed grouse, a variety only (var. fuscus) of the Eastern ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference

Bird species include ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), bald eagle (Haleaeetus leucocephalus), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), herring gull (Larus argentatus), and waterfowl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Western Great Lakes forests] Reference

In England the term is applied only to the true partridge (Perdix perdix) and its nearly related varieties, but in the United States it is also used to designate the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), the common quail (Colinus virginianus) and various other tetraonoid birds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2. The Beginnings of American. 4. Changed Meanings] Reference

Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) occur south of the Hudson Bay coast, and toward the lower end of James Bay black bear (Ursus americanus), wolf (Canis lupus), moose (Alces alces), lynx (Lynx canadensis), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) and American black duck (Anas rubripes) are found.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Hudson Bay taiga] Reference

Beaver (Castor canadensis), black bear (Ursus americanus), moose (Alces alces), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), wolf (Canis lupus), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis), and waterfowl are characteristic of this ecoregion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests] Reference

Partridge, or ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Winter Sunshine] Reference

— Bonasa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reid to Worrying Democrats: ‘Cool It.’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Grouse, Ruffed Bonasa umbellus 154, 230, 243, 254.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

Wildlife species include woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp. caribou), elk (Cervus elaphus), moose (Alces alces), black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black bear and grizzly bear (Ursus americanus and U. arctos) (very high populations), beaver (Castor canadensis), wolf (Canis lupus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), wolverine (Gulo luscus), marten (Martes americana), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Central British Columbia Mountain forests] Reference

Characteristic wildlife species includes moose (Alces alces), black bear (Ursus americanus), wolf (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx canadensis), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), elk (Cervus elaphus), beaver (Castor canadensis), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), ducks, geese, American pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), common loon (Gavia immer) and many other bird species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mid-Continental Canadian forests] Reference

Characteristic wildlife include caribou (Rangifer tarandus), coyote (Canis latrans), moose (Alces alces), bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), wolf (Canis lupus), black bear (Ursus americanus), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), lynx (Lynx canadensis), sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), spruce grouse (D. canadensis), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) and migratory waterfowl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fraser Plateau and Basin complex] Reference

Characteristic wildlife include moose (Alces alces), caribou (Rangifer tarandus), black bear (Ursus americanus), lynx (Lynx canadensis), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), wolf (Canis lupus), sharp-tailed grouse (Tympahuchus phasianellus), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), American black duck (Anas rubripes), and wood duck (Aix sponsa), as well as Canada goose (Branta canadensis) in the northern region, and hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) and pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in the west.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Canadian Shield forests] Reference

Characteristic wildlife include moose (Alces alces), wolverine (Gulo gulo), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), black bear (Ursus americanus), grizzly bear (U. arctos), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), pika (Ochotona collaris), bison (Bison bison), Stone’s sheep (Ovis dalli spp.), Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli spp.), weasel (Mustela spp.), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), beaver (Castor canadensis), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryi), spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis), ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.), snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca), raptors, waterfowl, crane (Grus canadensis), and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Cordillera forests] Reference