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Rock Ptarmigan

Posted in Pheasants on March 24, 2018 by macpherc

Winter Coat

Rock Ptarmigan

 

Summer Coat

 https://www.coniferousforest.com/rock-ptarmigan.htm

Scientific :
Lagopus muta macruros

Order :
Galliformes
Family :
Phasianidae
Genus :
Lagopus

Danish : Fjeldrype

Greenlandic : Aqisseq Rype

Size : 13-14 in (36-36 cm)
Wingspan : 21-24 in (54-60 cm)
Weight : 0.97-1.41 lb (440-640 g)

Jens Kirkeby, XC382129. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/382129

References :

Avibase The World Bird Databse. (2018) Lagopus muta macruros

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Lagopus muta.

Montgomerie, Robert and K. Holder. 2008. Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

 Coniferous Forest Animals. Rock Ptmargian. Published on May 10th 2017. Article was last reviewed on 10th May 2017.

Data Retrieved from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rock-ptarmigan-lagopus-muta

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