Grouse (Tetraonidae)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) - HBW 2, p. 403
French: Lagopède à queue blanche
German: Weischwanz Schneehuhn
Spanish: Lagópodo Coliblanco
Other common names: Snow Grouse
Taxonomy: Tetrao (Lagopus) leucurus Richardson, 1831, Rocky Mountains, lat. 54° N.
Validity of races questionable; all may be invalid. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- peninsularis Chapman, 1902 - mountains in Alaska, Yukon and Mackenzie, S to Kenai Peninsula and S Yukon.
- leucurus (Richardson, 1831) - Rocky Mts in British Columbia and SW Alberta.
- saxatilis Cowan, 1939 - Vancouver I.
- peninsularis Chapman, 1902 - mountains in Alaska, Yukon and Mackenzie, S to Kenai Peninsula and S Yukon.
- leucurus (Richardson, 1831) - Rocky Mts in British Columbia and SW Alberta.
- saxatilis Cowan, 1939 - Vancouver I.
- rainierensis Taylor, 1920 - Cascade Range, Washington.
- altipetens Osgood, 1901 - Rocky Mts, from Montana to N New Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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4 views of birds among rocks Locality Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp altipetens)
Bruce Steger 27 September 2008 4 years ago 57 sec 4.3 -
Small flock of birds feeding showing habitat Locality Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp altipetens)
Bruce Steger 27 September 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 4 -
Two birds in transitional plumage (from summer to winter) One forages while the other prunes itself while resting on a hole dug Locality Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA (United States)
beto_matheus 3 October 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 3.5
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Toward summer plumage.
Locality Mount Evans, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Juan Carlos Marín 10 June 2004 4 years ago 4 -
Unobtrusive.
Locality Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Ken Simonite 27 July 2008 2 years ago 2.2 -
A female at 2.600 m. high.
Locality Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Juanjo Ramos 25 July 2009 4 years ago 1.5
- No sound recordings available yet
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