Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Willow Ptarmigan
The Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Lagopus lagopus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Lagopus lagopus variegata
- Lagopus lagopus lagopus
- Lagopus lagopus rossica
- Lagopus lagopus koreni
- Lagopus lagopus maior
- Lagopus lagopus brevirostris
- Lagopus lagopus kozlowae
- Lagopus lagopus sserebrowsky
- Lagopus lagopus okadai
- Lagopus lagopus alascensis
- Lagopus lagopus alexandrae
- Lagopus lagopus leucoptera
- Lagopus lagopus alba
- Lagopus lagopus ungavus
- Lagopus lagopus alleni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao Lagopus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'in Europae alpinis,' restricted type locality, Swedish Lapland, apud Hartert.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.159
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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