Rock ptarmigan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rock ptarmigan lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagopus muta
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	665 g (male organism, adult weight); 555 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the rock ptarmigan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock ptarmigan in 16 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Germany it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a rock ptarmigan?

Wikidata records the following for the rock ptarmigan: mass 665 g (male organism, adult weight); 555 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the rock ptarmigan endangered?

The rock ptarmigan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rock ptarmigan?

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Lagopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock ptarmigan

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse tribe. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ), and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Japan, it is known as the raichō (雷鳥), which means "thunder bird"; it is the official bird of Gifu, Nagano, and Toyama Prefectures and is a protected species nationwide.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock ptarmigan (revision 1378474686), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q205930 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).