Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
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About Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Turkey-like birds
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
The willow ptarmigan is a bird in the grouse tribe Tetraonini of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse. The willow ptarmigan breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands in northern Europe, the tundra of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska and Canada, in particular in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. It is the state bird of Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2000-06-15
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, United States of AmericaCommonly flushed in the lower elevations of the Kongakut Valley -
2010-06-05
Denali National Park, United States of America -
2014-07-18
Nome-Kougarok Road, United States of America -
2014-07-19
Nome-Teller Hwy, United States of America
