Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta

Lagopède alpin

Rock Ptarmigan male adult post breeding, identification

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  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • post breeding
  • Lagópodo alpino
  • lagopo-branco
  • Alpenschneehuhn
  • Lagopus muta
  • Galliformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Galliformes
Family : Phasianidae
Species : Rock Ptarmigan

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : sepa248711
Author :
De Faune en Flore
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, post breeding

Shooting

date : 2016
Country : Canada (ca)
Region : British Columbia
Place : Salmon Glacier Salmon Glacier
Lat. : 56° 7' 41'' North
Lng. : 130° 3' 36'' West