Ptarmigans
Lagopus
Lagopus is a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily commonly known as ptarmigans (/ˈtɑːrmɪɡənz/). The genus contains three living species with numerous described subspecies, all living in tundra or cold upland areas.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Rock Ptarmigan
speciesLagopus muta
Willow Ptarmigan
speciesLagopus lagopus
White-tailed Ptarmigan
speciesLagopus leucura
Red Grouse
speciesLagopus scotica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.741
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.961
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.816
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.596
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.259
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.528
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.526
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.520
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.528
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.404
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.337
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.408
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 930.