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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-tailed Ptarmigan* |
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Lagopus leucura |
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Description (10)
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
© flickr.com
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Other Scientific Names
Lagopus leucurus [BirdLife International (2004)], Lagopus leucurus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Other Names (World)
White-tailed Ptarmigan, Snow Grouse
Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Size
31 - 34 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Richardson, 1831)
Canada, USA (B).
Population
Estimated population is 2,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (44)...)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus) [XC211218]
by Davyd Betchkal from Backside Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States (call, ground challenge)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura) [XC431762]
by Logan McLeod from Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada (call, song)
Subspecies
Validity of subspecies questionable. All may be invalid.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
- peninsularis Chapman, 1902 - Mountains in Alaska, Yukon and Mackenzie, south to Kenai Peninsula and southern Yukon.
- leucura (Richardson, 1831) - Northern Yukon, western Br. Columbia and western Alberta to northern border of US.
- saxatilis Cowan, 1939 - Vancouver I.
- rainierensis Taylor, 1920 - Cascade Range, Washington.
- altipetens Osgood, 1901 - Rocky Mts, from Montana to northern New Mexico.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the White-tailed Ptarmigan see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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