Lagopus lagopus alascensis in autumn plumage, Lake Clark National Park rename

• Willow Ptarmigan

  

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  Scientific name:

  Lagopus lagopus

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  Rank:

  Species

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  Four letter alias:

  • WIPT,
  • LAGLAG,
  • Willow Grouse

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  Six letter alias:

  • WIPT,
  • LAGLAG,
  • Willow Grouse

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  Four letter code:

  WIPT

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  Six letter code:

  LAGLAG

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  Bird taxon?:

  Yes

  Lagopus lagopus is the Willow Grouse of Europe, and called Willow Ptarmigan in North America. It is a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse subfamily. It is a sedentary species, breeding in birch and other forests and moorlands in the tundra of...

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