Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, is a bird of the pheasant family that breeds across North America and the Palearctic north. It is found in birch and other forests, moorlands and tundra, including northern Europe, Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska and Canada, especially Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. Also called the willow grouse, it is the state bird of Alaska. The species has changed little since the Pleistocene. In summer it is mostly brown and mottled, while in winter it turns white, with some black in the tail.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- North America, Palearctic: n
