It is a medium size game bird in the grouse family. They are grey and brown with flecks of black in them. They live in the UK and Canada.
In the USA, there are three species: Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan, and White-tailed Ptarmigan.
The rock ptarmigan is not an endangered species. Listed as "Least Concern".
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Rock Ptarmigan's use their beaks to specifically find their foodThe Rock Ptarmigan eats insects,buds,and berries
rock ptarmigan
carnivore
the poopakeet
The Rock Ptarmigan eats a wide variety of foods including; Birch and willow buds, catkins, leaves, berries and seeds. The young will also eat insects.
the bird of Nunavut is Rock Ptarmigan
The Territorial Bird of Nunavut is the rock ptarmigan.
The Territorial Bird of Nunavut is the rock ptarmigan.
The Rock Ptarmigan is common throughout a lot of Nunavut's southern islands, and is a popular game bird between hunters of the region - and in most of Canada anyway.