Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) and order Galliformes (Fowls).
Gallery
Nonbreeding adult
Iceland
, 30 Sep 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
Canada
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Galliformes
- Family: Phasianidae
- Genus: Lagopus
- Species: Lagopus muta
- Genus: Lagopus
- Family: Phasianidae
- Order: Galliformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus
External Links
Rock Ptarmigan
– Wikipedia
Rock Ptarmigan
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Rock Ptarmigan
– Audubon.org
