Birds of the World

    GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae (Pheasants & Allies)  
Genus: Lagopus (3 species)


Willow Ptarmigan
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus scotica) Male
Range: NA, PAL: n
Farr Road, Highland, United Kingdom  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Willow Ptarmigan
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus scotica) Male
Range: NA, PAL: n
Scotland  
   
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


White-tailed Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura altipetens)
Range: NA: w, nw
Colorado, United States
  Winter plumage.
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

White-tailed Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura)
Range: NA: w, nw
Lower Conness Lake, California,
  Summer plumage.
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Rock Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Range: NA, PAL: n
Nome, Alaska  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info



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