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The White-tailed Ptarmigan is a grouse of alpine (above treeline) habitats. It is the smallest grouse in North America (total length 30 to 31 cm, weight 295 to 440 grams), and the only species of grouse with white tail feathers. It possesses cryptic plumage that changes annually from white in winter to grayish-brown in summer. The sexes are similar in body size, shape, and winter plumage.
Breeding season males have a conspicuous necklace of coarsely barred brown and black breast feathers, while female plumage is predominantly brown and black with yellowish barring. Male plumage is generally more brown and gray than in the female. Males possess scarlet eye combs that are especially conspicuous during the breeding season; females have less conspicuous and smaller salmon-colored eye combs. In winter, in addition to the completely white plumage, the legs are heavily feathered to the ends of the toes, creating a snowshoe effect for walking on snow (Choate 1960, Braun et al. 1993).
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Are white-tailed deer carnivorous?
herbivore
What is the state of illions animal?
white tailed deer
What is a flying piscivore?
An erne or white-tailed eagle.
What is a willow ptarmigan?
there are many types of ptarmigans the willow ptarmigan is just one species of it
What Type of Animals Live in Plains?
black tailed Praire Dogs, coyotes, wolves, Northern short-tailed shrew, grey fox, American mink, hen harrier, gyrfalcon, raven, house mouse, muskrat, Brown rat, black rat, grey squirrel, wild turkey, Grizzly bear, mule deer, white tailed deer, red deer, moose, bighorn sheep, American bison, pronghorn, American badger, spotted skunk, weasel, stoat, striped skunk, fisher, north American otter, wolverine, ptarmigan,
What are the species of ptarmigan?
In the USA, there are three species: Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan, and White-tailed Ptarmigan.
What is an arctic grouse with white winter plummage?
Ptarmigan. (Pronounced as if the P was not there)
Are White-tailed Ptarmigan's in the alpine tundra?
Yes the white tailed parmigiana are in the alpine tundra
How do you pronounce White-tailed Ptarmigan?
Tar-mi-gan.
What bird is a similar size to a pheasant white head dark body black wing tip but white wings?
could be ptarmigan
What size is a ptarmigan?
small
How does the size of a reindeer compare with that of a white tailed deer?
Somewhat taller at the shoulder, and much heavier than the white tailed deer.
How big are white tailed deer at birth?
Size of a large house cat
Does the ptarmigan use camouflage?
The ptarmigan does use camouflage by moulting white, winter plumage to brown spring plumage.
Is the ptarmigan related to the quail?
Yes. The three species of ptarmigans are; willow, rock, and white tailed. They are in family phasianidae, which includes turkeys, quail, grouse, and pheasants.
What is the size of a white tailed deer tail?
67"-77" long, and 35"-39" shoulderlength
What do ptarmagain eat?
In winter, white-tailed ptarmigan eat conifer needles and the buds and twigs of alders and alpine willows. During the summer, the birds eat the leaves and flowers of alpine plants as well as lichens, berries, seeds, and insects.
