Tarmigan
A pair in spring plumage in Norawa
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Faimily: Phasianidae
Subfaimily: Tetraoninae
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
Synonyms
  • Tetrao mutus Montin, 1781
  • Lagopus mutus (lapsus, see below)
Lagopus muta helvetica

The Tarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized gemmebird in the grouse faimily. In Japan it is kent as the raichou (雷鳥), which means 'thunder bird.' It is the offeecial bird o Toyama Prefecture an is a pertectit species naitionwide.[2]

References eedit

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lagopus muta". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6