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 family. 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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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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(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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(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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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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