Lagopus muta ORDER: GALLIFORMES FAMILY: PHASIANIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A true bird of the tundra, the Rock Ptarmigan changes its coloring between seasons to blend in with its surroundings. It is pure white in the snow-covered winter, but mottled dark and white when the snows melt.
