The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official...
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The willow ptarmigan (/ˈtɑːrmɪɡən/ TAR-mi-gun); Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse subfamily Tetraoninae of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It...
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The white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), also known as the snow quail, is the smallest bird in the grouse tribe. It is a permanent resident of high...
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Canadian High Arctic to refer to the feces of the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), which are considered a delicacy...
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Hemisphere, from pine forests to moorland and mountainside, from 83°N (rock ptarmigan in northern Greenland) to 28°N (Attwater's prairie chicken in Texas)...
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(No longer hunted due to decline in numbers) Red grouse Brown hare Rock ptarmigan Grey and red-legged partridges Common pheasant Deer are not included...
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of marine mammal including whales, dolphins, seals and walruses. The rock ptarmigan is the only resident species of bird but the snow bunting and wheatear...
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(Scandinavian rock ptarmigan) L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923 (Scottish rock ptarmigan) L. m. helvetica (Thienemann, 1829) (Alps rock ptarmigan) L. m. pyrenaica...
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distinct winter plumage or pelage. It is found in birds such as the rock ptarmigan, lagomorphs such as the Arctic hare, mustelids such as the stoat, and...
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Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic puffin (provincial bird) Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan (game bird) Woodland caribou (Newfoundland regimental mascot) Newfoundland...
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partridge, Alectoris melanocephala Przevalski's partridge, Alectoris magna Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca Chukar, Alectoris chukar Philby's partridge,...
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summer is very short, remain white all year round. Arctic fox Rock ptarmigan Willow ptarmigan Snowshoe hare Stoat Long-tailed duck Chameleons - Colour change...
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Siberian grouse Black grouse Black-billed capercaillie Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan Daurian partridge Japanese quail Ring-necked pheasant Sika deer...
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Haku. The rock ptarmigan, Gifu's prefectural bird, used to live on the slopes as well. During the Meiji period, the entire population of ptarmigan on the...
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ecozone, hosting bird species including peregrine falcon, merlins, rock ptarmigan, red grouse and golden eagles. A study by the British Trust for Ornithology...
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nesting snowy owls is highly opportunistic. Willow (Lagopus lagopus) and rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) of any age are often fairly regular in the diet of breeding...
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fuliginosus) Lagopus Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) Red grouse (L. l. scotica) Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao Western...
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Other species may eat feces under certain conditions. The feces of the rock ptarmigan is used in Urumiit, which is a delicacy in some Inuit cuisine. Several...
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plants, such as Siberian dwarf pine can be seen above the tree line. Rock ptarmigan and spotted nutcracker also live in the alpine zone. Japanese serow...
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fuliginosus) Lagopus Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) Red grouse (L. l. scotica) Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao Western...
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fuliginosus) Lagopus Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) Red grouse (L. l. scotica) Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao Western...
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fuliginosus) Lagopus Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) Red grouse (L. l. scotica) Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao Western...
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The birds of those areas include rough-legged buzzard, snowy owl and rock ptarmigan. At around 9:20 a.m. on Friday, 15 February 2013, an astronomical incident...
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gallopavo) Eimeria mitis - chicken (G. g. domesticus) Eimeria muta - rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta islandorum) Eimeria necatrix - chicken (G. g. domesticus)...
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November 15, 2022, the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut listed both the rock ptarmigan and the Canadian Inuit Dog as official symbols. However, as of May 2024...
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Black grouse Black-billed capercaillie Western capercaillie Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan Daurian partridge Grey partridge Altai snowcock Japanese quail...
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black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao parvirostris), willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), black stork (Ciconia nigra), hooded crane...
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fuliginosus) Lagopus Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) Red grouse (L. l. scotica) Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao Western...
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Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October...
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