© Shawn Billerman
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
S. J. Hannon, P. K. Eason, and K. Martin
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Lagñpodu comñn |
| Bulgarian | Снежна яребица |
| Catalan | perdiu boreal |
| Chinese (SIM) | 柳雷鸟 |
| Croatian | sjeverna snježnica |
| Czech | bělokur rousný |
| Danish | Dalrype |
| Dutch | Moerassneeuwhoen |
| English | Willow Ptarmigan |
| English (UK) | Red Grouse/Willow Grouse |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Willow Ptarmigan |
| English (United States) | Willow Ptarmigan |
| Faroese | Heiðarýpa |
| Finnish | riekko |
| French | Lagopède des saules |
| French (France) | Lagopède des saules |
| German | Moorschneehuhn |
| Greek | (Κοινός) Λαγόποδας |
| Hebrew | שכווי אירופי |
| Hungarian | Sarki hófajd |
| Icelandic | Dalrjúpa |
| Japanese | カラフトライチョウ |
| Latvian | Baltirbe |
| Lithuanian | Paprastoji/Škotinė žvyrė |
| Mongolian | Цагаан ахууна |
| Norwegian | lirype |
| Polish | pardwa mszarna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Lagopo-ruivo |
| Romanian | Ieruncă de tundră |
| Russian | Белая куропатка |
| Serbian | Severna snežnica |
| Slovak | snehuľa kapcavá |
| Slovenian | Barjanski jereb |
| Spanish | Lagópodo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lagópodo común |
| Swedish | dalripa |
| Turkish | Kar Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Куріпка біла |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Known distribution of Willow Ptarmigan in North America.
During winter, individuals occur irregularly south of distribution shown. This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.
