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White-tailed Ptarmigan

species of the smallest bird in the grouse family
Taxon taxon Q19055
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White-tailed Ptarmigan

Summary

White-tailed Ptarmigan is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-tailed Ptarmigan's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan belongs to the parent taxon Lagopus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Ptarmigan is Lagopus leucura[7].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan's Commons category is recorded as Lagopus leucura[8].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan's Commons gallery is recorded as Lagopus leucura[9].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. leucura'}[10].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Ptarmigan'}[11].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Schneehuhn'}[12].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagópodo coliblanco'}[13].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'perdiu cuablanca'}[14].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělokur běloocasý'}[15].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'valgesaba-püü'}[16].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvithalerype'}[17].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белохвостая куропатка'}[18].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オジロライチョウ'}[19].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhalet Rype'}[20].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkopyrstöriekko'}[21].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fehérfarkú hófajd'}[22].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pardwa białosterna'}[23].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'snehuľa bielochvostá'}[24].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vitstjärtad ripa'}[25].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witstaartsneeuwhoen'}[26].
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lagopède à queue blanche'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Ptarmigan is Lagopus leucura[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lagopus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Schneehuhn'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagópodo coliblanco'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'perdiu cuablanca'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělokur běloocasý'}[15], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'valgesaba-püü'}[16].

Identifiers

White-tailed Ptarmigan's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 974[28]. White-tailed Ptarmigan's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30410[29]. White-tailed Ptarmigan's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227717[30]. White-tailed Ptarmigan's ITIS TSN is recorded as 677541[31].

Why It Matters

White-tailed Ptarmigan ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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