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| − | + | [[Image:Rock_Ptarmigan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''islandorum''<br />Male, winter plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Gaukur|Gaukur}}<br />Husavik, North-eastern [[Iceland]], April 2005]] | |
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| + | ;[[:Category:Lagopus|Lagopus]] muta | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)<br /> | |
| + | *Feathered feet, bare red skin over the eye | ||
| + | '''Breeding male''' | ||
| + | *Greyish upperparts | ||
| + | *White wings and underparts<br /> | ||
| + | '''Winter male''' | ||
| + | *Almost completely white | ||
| + | *Black tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' is browner than the male | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Lago2bis 900.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female with chick, summer plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br/>Gemmipass, VS, [[Switzerland]], July 2010]] | ||
| + | Arctic and subarctic [[Eurasia]] and [[North America]] including [[Greenland]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of consisting of about 29 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''L. m. hyperborea'': [[Svalbard]], Franz Josef Land and Bear Island | ||
| + | *''L. m. muta'': [[Norway]], northern [[Sweden]], northern [[Finland]] and Kola Peninsula | ||
| + | *''L. m. millaisi'': [[Scotland]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. pyrenaica'': Pyrénées | ||
| + | *''L. m. helvetica'': Alps (Savoie to central [[Austria]]) | ||
| + | *''L. m. komensis'': Northern Ural Mountains | ||
| + | *''L. m. pleskei'': Northern [[Siberia]] (Taymyr Peninsula to Chukotsk Peninsula) | ||
| + | *''L. m. macrorhyncha'': Tarbagatay Mountains ([[Russia]]) | ||
| + | *''L. m. ssp.: Undescribed race from Pamir Alaï Mountains (Tajikistan) | ||
| + | *''L. m. nadezdae'': Mountains of southern [[Siberia]] and [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. transbaicalica'': South-eastern [[Siberia]] (Lake Baikal to Sea of Okhotsk) | ||
| + | *''L. m. kraschennikovi'': Kamchatka Peninsula | ||
| + | *''L. m. ridgwayi'': Komandorskiye Islands | ||
| + | [[Image:Ptarmigan N1O7820b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Winter male, subspecies ''millaisi''<br />Photo by {{user|crail_birder|crail_birder}}<br />[[Scotland]], January 2016]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. kurilensis'': Kuril Islands | ||
| + | *''L. m. japonica'': Honshu Island ([[Japan]]) | ||
| + | *''L. m. evermanni'': Attu Island (Aleutian Islands) | ||
| + | *''L. m. townsendi'': Aleutian Islands (Kiska and Little Kiska) | ||
| + | *''L. m. gabrielsoni'': Aleutian Islands (Amchitka, Little Sitkin and Rats) | ||
| + | *''L. m. sanfordi'': Aleutian Islands (Tanaga and Kanaga) | ||
| + | *''L. m. chamberlaini'': Adak Island (Aleutian Islands) | ||
| + | *''L. m. atkhensis'': Atka Island (Aleutian Islands) | ||
| + | *''L. m. yunaskensis'': Yunaska Island (Aleutian Islands) | ||
| + | *''L. m. nelsoni'': Aleutian Islands (Unimak, Unalaska and Amaknak) | ||
| + | *''L. m. dixoni'': Coasts and mountains of Glacier Bay to north-western [[British Columbia]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. kelloggae'': [[Alaska]] and northern Yukon | ||
| + | *''L. m. rupestris'': Tundra of northern [[North America]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. saturata'': North-western [[Greenland]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. macruros'': Eastern [[Greenland]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. reinhardi'': South-western [[Greenland]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. welchi'': [[Newfoundland]] | ||
| + | *''L. m. islandorum'': [[Iceland]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:Spitsbergen 2016 12 .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''hyperborea'' <br />Photo by {{user|pva|pva}}<br />[[Svalbard]], [[Norway]], June 2016]] | ||
| + | Sparsely vegetated rocky tundra and mountainous slopes. In very severe weather, they may move down to the edges of forests. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of plant shoots, leaves and buds. Also berries and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) | ||
| + | #RSPB | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|"Lagopus muta" {{!}} "Rock Ptarmigan" }} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | <br /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lagopus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 10 May 2023
- Lagopus muta
Identification
33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)
- Feathered feet, bare red skin over the eye
Breeding male
- Greyish upperparts
- White wings and underparts
Winter male
- Almost completely white
- Black tail
Female is browner than the male
Distribution
Arctic and subarctic Eurasia and North America including Greenland.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of consisting of about 29 subspecies[1]:
- L. m. hyperborea: Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Bear Island
- L. m. muta: Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland and Kola Peninsula
- L. m. millaisi: Scotland
- L. m. pyrenaica: Pyrénées
- L. m. helvetica: Alps (Savoie to central Austria)
- L. m. komensis: Northern Ural Mountains
- L. m. pleskei: Northern Siberia (Taymyr Peninsula to Chukotsk Peninsula)
- L. m. macrorhyncha: Tarbagatay Mountains (Russia)
- L. m. ssp.: Undescribed race from Pamir Alaï Mountains (Tajikistan)
- L. m. nadezdae: Mountains of southern Siberia and Mongolia
- L. m. transbaicalica: South-eastern Siberia (Lake Baikal to Sea of Okhotsk)
- L. m. kraschennikovi: Kamchatka Peninsula
- L. m. ridgwayi: Komandorskiye Islands
- L. m. kurilensis: Kuril Islands
- L. m. japonica: Honshu Island (Japan)
- L. m. evermanni: Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
- L. m. townsendi: Aleutian Islands (Kiska and Little Kiska)
- L. m. gabrielsoni: Aleutian Islands (Amchitka, Little Sitkin and Rats)
- L. m. sanfordi: Aleutian Islands (Tanaga and Kanaga)
- L. m. chamberlaini: Adak Island (Aleutian Islands)
- L. m. atkhensis: Atka Island (Aleutian Islands)
- L. m. yunaskensis: Yunaska Island (Aleutian Islands)
- L. m. nelsoni: Aleutian Islands (Unimak, Unalaska and Amaknak)
- L. m. dixoni: Coasts and mountains of Glacier Bay to north-western British Columbia
- L. m. kelloggae: Alaska and northern Yukon
- L. m. rupestris: Tundra of northern North America
- L. m. saturata: North-western Greenland
- L. m. macruros: Eastern Greenland
- L. m. reinhardi: South-western Greenland
- L. m. welchi: Newfoundland
- L. m. islandorum: Iceland
Habitat
Sparsely vegetated rocky tundra and mountainous slopes. In very severe weather, they may move down to the edges of forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of plant shoots, leaves and buds. Also berries and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
- RSPB
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rock Ptarmigan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rock_Ptarmigan
External Links
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