Willow ptarmigan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the willow ptarmigan lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagopus lagopus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	720 g (male organism, adult weight); 580 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the willow ptarmigan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the willow ptarmigan in 9 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In France 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 willow ptarmigan?

Wikidata records the following for the willow ptarmigan: mass 720 g (male organism, adult weight); 580 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the willow ptarmigan endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the willow ptarmigan?

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

About the willow ptarmigan

The willow ptarmigan ( TAR-mi-gən; Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse tribe Tetraonini of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse. The willow ptarmigan breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands in northern Europe, the tundra of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska, and Canada, in particular in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. It is the state bird of Alaska.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Willow ptarmigan (revision 1374853084), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q178702 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).