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The Willow Grouse (Europe) or Willow Ptarmigan (North America), Lagopus lagopus, is a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Game is any Animal hunted for Food or not normally domesticated (such as Venison) Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. Often considered a family Tetraonidae, the American Ornithologists' Union In Biological classification, family ( Latin It is a sedentary species, breeding in birch and other forests and tundra across northern Eurasia, and in Alaska and northern Canada. Birch is the name of any Tree of the genus Betula ( Bé-tu-la) in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the In physical Geography, tundra is an area where the Tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the state bird of Alaska. This is a list of US state birds as designated by each state's legislature During the last ice age, the species occurred in continental Europe (Tomek & Bocheński 2005). "Last glacial" redirects here For the period of maximum glacier extent during this time see Last Glacial Maximum The last glacial period
The spring male is brown above with a reddish neck and white wings and underparts. The female is similar, but lacks the pure white belly. In winter, both sexes' plumages become completely white except that the tail is black. They can be distinguished from the winter Ptarmigan by habitat (not venturing above the tree line), larger size, thicker bill, and lack of black between the eye and bill in the winter male. This article deals with the European species named "Ptarmigan" known in North America as the Rock Ptarmigan The tree line or timberline is the edge of the habitat at which Trees are capable of growing
The distinctive British subspecies, the Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) has sometimes been considered a separate species. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. The Red Grouse ( Lagopus lagopus scotica) is a medium sized bird of the Grouse family which is found in Heather Moorland in Great Britain It is a moorland bird, and is basically reddish brown in all plumages, never going white. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures
The male's song is a loud "go-back go-back".
These are hardy vegetarian birds, but insects are also taken by the developing young. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described
The male Willow Grouse is unique in its nesting behaviour. In all other species of grouse, only the female takes responsibility for the young. However, the male Willow Grouse often takes responsibility of the young by staunchly defending his territory and his young. Males have even been documented to have attacked a Grizzly Bear and will attack humans who distract their young. The Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis, also known as the Silvertip Bear, is a Subspecies of Brown bear (Ursus arctos that lives
Scientific name
The Willow Grouse's scientific name, Lagopus lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos (λαγως), meaning "hare", + pous (πους), "foot", in reference to the bird's feathered legs (see also Snowshoe Hare). The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Hares and jackrabbits are Leporids belonging to the Genus Lepus. The Snowshoe Hare ( Lepus americanus) also called the Varying Hare, is a species of Hare found in North America.
Gallery
 Male Alaskan Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis), summer plumage |
 Bird in intermediary plumage |
 Grouse, willow grouse, willow ptarmigan,Lagopus lagopus. Norwegian:Lirype. (Trollheimen, Norway). Photo: Per Harald Olsen |
 Male Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan. Lagopus muta hyperborea. Norwegian: Svalbardrype. Photo: Per Harald Olsen |
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Lagopus lagopus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Tomek, Teresa & Bocheński, Zygmunt (2005): Weichselian and Holocene bird remains from Komarowa Cave, Central Poland. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 48A(1-2): 43-65. PDF fulltext
External links
- The Game Conservancy Trust Red Grouse Page
- RSPB Red Grouse Page
- Video clip of male willow grouse in winter
- Stamps: Willow Ptarmigan (for Belarus, Canada, Finland, Ireland, United States) with worldwide RangeMap
- Willow Grouse videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Willow Ptarmigan photo gallery VIREO
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