rock ptarmigan
species of bird
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Summary
rock ptarmigan is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,160 views/month, #962 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Lagopus[5]
- Taxon name: Lagopus muta[6]
- Commons category: Lagopus muta[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lagopus muta[8]
- Commons gallery: Lagopus muta[9]
- Described at URL: https://www.seo.org/ave/lagopodo-alpino/[10]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[11]
- This taxon is source of: Lagopus muta feces[12]
- Short name: L. muta[13]
- Taxon common name: Ptarmigan[14], Rock Ptarmigan[15], Alpenschneehuhn[16], Lagópodo alpino[17], perdiu blanca[18], bělokur horský[19], lumepüü[20], Fjellrype[21], Тундряная куропатка[22], ライチョウ[23], Fjeldrype[24], kiiruna[25], havasi hófajd[26], pardwa górska[27]
- Wingspan: 57 cm[28]
- Mass: 665 g[29], 555 g[30]
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Identifiers
rock ptarmigan's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64668[31]. rock ptarmigan's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227679[32]. rock ptarmigan's ITIS TSN is recorded as 677542[33].
Discovery and Description
Things named for rock ptarmigan include Kiirunavaara[34], a fell[35], in Sweden[36].
Why It Matters
rock ptarmigan has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Kiirunavaara[34], a fell[35], in Sweden[36].