White-tailed Ptarmigan

Lagopus leucura

Order

GALLIFORMES

Family

Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)

Code 4

WTPT

Code 6

LAGLEU

ITIS

White-tailed Ptarmigan Summer Female - The summer female White-tailed Ptarmigan has black bars on the belly, white flanks and tail, a distinct white eye-ring and a smaller comb.

White-tailed Ptarmigan Molting Fall - The fall molting White-tailed Ptarmigan is mottled white and brown overall with white on the wings, breast, and belly. The eye comb is red. The tail is brown with white-edges.

White-tailed Ptarmigan Summer Male - The summer male White-tailed Ptarmigan has more white below and on the wings.

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