Rock ptarmigan

(Montin
Rock ptarmigan
	A pair in spring plumage in Norway
	Display song, Glenshee, Scotland
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	Lagopus
Species:	L. muta
Binomial name
	Lagopus muta; (Montin, 1781)
Subspecies
	some 20–30, including: L. m. muta (Montin, 1781); Scandinavian ptarmigan; L. m. rupestris (Gmelin, 1789); Canadian rock ptarmigan; L. m. helvetica (Thienemann, 1829); Alpine ptarmigan; L. m. japonica H. L. Clark, 1907; Japanese ptarmigan; L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923; Scottish ptarmigan; L. m. hyperborea Sundevall, 1845; Svalbard ptarmigan;
	Rock Ptarmigan range
Synonyms
	Tetrao mutus Montin, 1781; Lagopus mutus (lapsus, see below);

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut,^[4] where it is known as the aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ), and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[5] 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^[6] and is a protected species nationwide. Unlike many arctic bird species, ptarmigan do not gain substantial mass to hibernate over winter.

^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lagopus muta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679464A113623562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679464A89358137.en.
^ Montin, Lars. 1781. Tvänner Arter af Snöripan. Physiographiska Sälskapets Handlingar 1(3):150-155
^ Tyrberg, T. 1998. The date of publication of Montin's description of Lagopus mutus. Bull. B.O.C. 118(1):56-57
^ Government of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) Official Bird of Nunavut". Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^ "The Arms, Seals, and Emblems of Newfoundland and Labrador".
^ Yuzo Nakagawa, ed. (2010-02-01). ひと目でわかる野鳥 [Wild birds at a glance] (in Japanese). Seibido Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-4415305325.

[iucn-1] BirdLife International (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lagopus muta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679464A113623562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679464A89358137.en.

[2] Montin, Lars. 1781. Tvänner Arter af Snöripan. Physiographiska Sälskapets Handlingar 1(3):150-155

[3] Tyrberg, T. 1998. The date of publication of Montin's description of Lagopus mutus. Bull. B.O.C. 118(1):56-57

[NU-4] Government of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) Official Bird of Nunavut". Retrieved 2010-12-04.

[5] "The Arms, Seals, and Emblems of Newfoundland and Labrador".

[wild_birds-6] Yuzo Nakagawa, ed. (2010-02-01). ひと目でわかる野鳥 [Wild birds at a glance] (in Japanese). Seibido Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-4415305325.

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