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Lesser Praire-chicken used to live in a wide range across the southern plains of East New Mexico, North-west Texas, Oaklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Due to development, its range has been significantly decreased and fragmented. The prairie-chicken does not migrate north-south in the traditional sense, but each group has a series of habitats that they travel to throughout the seasons that range over 20.000 acres. Male prairie chickens, like many grouse, perform amazing displays to vie for the attention of potential mates. This occurs between March and May.