Rock Ptarmigan
BIRDING ARAGÓNRock Ptarmigan
Lagopus mutates
Lagópodo alpino
Description
L:34-36cm; W: 54-60cm.
In breeding plumage male with barred blackish brown head, breast and upperparts on light background; white underparts; white flight feathers; red caruncles. Female with blackish brown and light brown plumage; white underparts; small red caruncle. In winter, both sexes similar, white in color with dark tail, fully feathered legs.
- Observation difficulty: Hard
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Vulnerable
- Hábitat: High mountain
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Sobrarbe; Ribagorza
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO. LOS VALLES. POSETS – MALADETA. COLLARADA – IBÓN DE IP. VIÑAMALA. ALTO CINCA. COTIELLA – SIERRA FERRERA
