rock ptarmigan

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q205930
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rock ptarmigan

Summary

rock ptarmigan is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month, #962 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • rock ptarmigan's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • rock ptarmigan is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • rock ptarmigan's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • rock ptarmigan is classified within Lagopus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, rock ptarmigan is Lagopus muta[7].
  • rock ptarmigan's Commons category is recorded as Lagopus muta[8].
  • rock ptarmigan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lagopus muta[9].
  • rock ptarmigan's Commons gallery is recorded as Lagopus muta[10].
  • rock ptarmigan's described at URL is recorded as https://www.seo.org/ave/lagopodo-alpino/[11].
  • rock ptarmigan's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • rock ptarmigan's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lagopus muta feces[13].
  • rock ptarmigan's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. muta'}[14].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ptarmigan'}[15].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Ptarmigan'}[16].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alpenschneehuhn'}[17].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagópodo alpino'}[18].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'perdiu blanca'}[19].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělokur horský'}[20].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lumepüü'}[21].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Fjellrype'}[22].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тундряная куропатка'}[23].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ライチョウ'}[24].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fjeldrype'}[25].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kiiruna'}[26].
  • rock ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'havasi hófajd'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, rock ptarmigan is Lagopus muta[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lagopus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ptarmigan'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Ptarmigan'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alpenschneehuhn'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagópodo alpino'}[18], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'perdiu blanca'}[19], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělokur horský'}[20].

Identifiers

rock ptarmigan's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64668[28]. rock ptarmigan's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227679[29]. rock ptarmigan's ITIS TSN is recorded as 677542[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for rock ptarmigan include Kiirunavaara[31], a fell[32], in Sweden[33].

Why It Matters

rock ptarmigan ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month, #962 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Kiirunavaara[31], a fell[32], in Sweden[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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