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Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus).

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willow ptarmigan

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Also known as: Lagopus lagopus, willow grouse

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Also distributed circumpolarly is the willow ptarmigan, or willow grouse (L. lagopus), a more northerly bird of lowlands. On Rocky Mountain tundra south to New Mexico is the white-tailed ptarmigan.
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