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Rock Ptarmigan  Geotagged,Lagopus muta,Rock Ptarmigan,Slovenia,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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  1. What a beauty, love its complicated feather patterns! Posted 9 years ago

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The Rock Ptarmigan is a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family. It is known simply as Ptarmigan in Europe and colloquially as Snow Chicken or Partridge in North America, where it is the official bird for the territory of Nunavut, Canada, and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by milex
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Uploaded Feb 7, 2016. Captured Aug 28, 2015 09:09 in Kamniška Bistrica, 1242 Stahovica, Slovenia.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO400
  • 285mm