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title: "Willow Ptarmigan"
description: "Lagopus lagopus — Uccelli. The willow ptarmigan ( TAR-mi-gən; Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse tribe Tetraonini of the pheasant family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/willow-ptarmigan
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Willow Ptarmigan

> Lagopus lagopus — Uccelli. The willow ptarmigan ( TAR-mi-gən; Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse tribe Tetraonini of the pheasant family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Lagopus lagopus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `arctic` (Artico)
- iNaturalist observations: 5374
- Wikidata: [Q178702](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178702)
- iNaturalist taxon: [931](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/931)

## Names

- en: Willow Ptarmigan
- de: Moorschneehuhn
- es: Lagópodo Común
- fr: Lagopède des saules
- nl: Moerassneeuwhoen
- pt: Lagópode-escocês
- pl: Pardwa mszarna

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1604), US (1590), RU (886), NO (435), SE (164), FI (146)

## Summary

The willow ptarmigan ( TAR-mi-gən; Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse tribe Tetraonini of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse. The willow ptarmigan breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands in northern Europe, the tundra of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska, and Canada, in particular in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. It is the state bird of Alaska.
In the summer, the birds are largely brown, with dappled plumage, while in the winter, they are white with some black feathers in their tails. The species has remained little changed from the bird that roamed…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_ptarmigan

## Photo

![Willow Ptarmigan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/willow-ptarmigan/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135927696

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/willow-ptarmigan?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).