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Lagopus muta pyrenaica – MHNT. The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family.It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, [4] where it is known as the aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ), and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [5]
This list of birds of Pennsylvania includes species documented in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and accepted by the Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee (PORC). As of May 2021, there were 439 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
The genus Lagopus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name Lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos (λαγος), meaning "hare, rabbit", + pous (πους), "foot", in reference to the feathered feet and toes typical of this cold-adapted group (such as the snowshoe hare).
The willow ptarmigan is a medium to large ground-dwelling bird and is the most numerous of the three species of ptarmigan.Males and females are about the same size, the adult length varying between 35 and 44 centimetres (14 and 17 in) with a wingspan ranging from 60 and 65 centimetres (24 and 26 in).
Ptarmigan is the common name of birds of the genus Lagopus. Ptarmigan may also refer to: Places. Ptarmigan Peak (Alberta), a peak beside Pika Peak in Banff National ...
The ruffed grouse is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "partridge", an unrelated phasianid, and occasionally confused with the grey partridge, a bird of open areas rather than woodlands. [3] The ruffed grouse is the state game bird of Pennsylvania, United States. [4]
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This is a list of reptiles of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. [1] As of 2024, there are 38 native reptiles in Pennsylvania. The species are listed as in the PFBC list, with the exception of introduced species, which are derived from other sources. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile ...