the ptarmigan has brown feathers in summer from the hot weather.
The new feathers are warmer and help the animal blend in with the snow.
The willow ptarmigans enemies are dinosaurs!!!
Latin NameThree species are present in North America: the Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus, the White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus, and the Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus.FamilyGrouse (Tetraonidae)The ptarmigan is a plump gamebird, slightly larger than a partridge. In summer, is a mixture of grey, brown and black above with white bellies and wings.All ptarmigans have feathered feet, rare among chicken like birds, which improve their ability to walk in snow. They also have white wings throughout the year. Inflatable red combs above their eyes, which are especially evident in territorial and courting males, are inconspicuous to barely visible in females.In North America, ptarmigans of one kind or another live in almost every arctic and alpine habitat, as long as vegetation is present. The three species may breed on the same mountain but not in the same habitat.In late fall, ptarmigans seek more protected areas, moving down slopes or southward into the taller vegetation of dense shrubs and forested areas. Willow Ptarmigans may move well into the treed zone.To the people of the North, ptarmigans are a source of food as well as companionship through fair and foul weather. The closeness of this relationship shines through in the legends, toys, and art of all arctic peoples. Ref. Soapstone carvings of the Inuit.
The group name for ptarmigans is COVEY
Ptarmigans are birds, they do not have babies, they lay eggs.
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yes their feathers change colour to fit the season, environment or both like if its summer they would turn brown to blend somewhat in and in the winter they turn white.(sorry for bad spelling)
Summer feathers. Summer plumage.
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red and white.
brown
white colour