White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
K. Martin, Leslie A. Robb, Scott Wilson, and Clait E. Braun
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 14, 2015
Text last updated August 14, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белоопашата яребица |
| Catalan | perdiu cuablanca |
| Croatian | bjelorepa snježnica |
| Czech | bělokur běloocasý |
| Dutch | Witstaartsneeuwhoen |
| English | White-tailed Ptarmigan |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Ptarmigan |
| Finnish | valkopyrstöriekko |
| French | Lagopède à queue blanche |
| French (France) | Lagopède à queue blanche |
| German | Weißschwanz-Schneehuhn |
| Icelandic | Bergrjúpa |
| Japanese | オジロライチョウ |
| Norwegian | hvithalerype |
| Polish | pardwa białosterna |
| Russian | Белохвостая куропатка |
| Serbian | Belorepa snežnica |
| Slovak | snehuľa bielochvostá |
| Spanish | Lagópodo Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lagópodo coliblanco |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad ripa |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Kar Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Куріпка білохвоста |
Lagopus leucura (Richardson, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao (Lagopus) leucurus
Richardson, 1831. American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: by Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucien Bonaparte 4, p.330.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rocky Mountains, lat. 54° N.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAGOPUS
- lagopus
- leucura
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of White-tailed Ptarmigan
Known distribution of White-tailed Ptarmigan in North America. Black points show locations of introduced populations.
