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Willow Ptarmagin

Description:

Medium to large chicken-like bird. Thick bodied. Tail moderately short, rounded, and black. Completely white in winter. Barred rusty brown in summer. Wings white.

Notes:

Alaska State bird.

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1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago
Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan - Whatbird.com


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4 Comments

1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago

Thank you! I'd much rather be getting questions that having people just feeling frustrated.

Sarah, you are a wealth of information, I like you lets keep in touch!

1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago

This bird has many common names. I was surprised by how many. Red Grouse was very common.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

We saw some of these on a trip to Alaska.

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Dec 6, 2010
Submitted on Sep 6, 2011

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