White-tailed Ptarmigan

Breeding male

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. Breeding males are mottled gray and brown with a white belly and a red eyebrow (not always visible).

Breeding female

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. Females are barred in brown and black with a yellowish wash.

Nonbreeding adult

Nonbreeding adult

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill. Males and females turn entirely while during the winter.

Breeding male

Blends in well with its surroundings. Breeding males are mottled gray and brown with a white belly and a red eyebrow (not always visible).

Breeding male

Molting adult

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. This individual is molting out of its breeding plumage into its winter white plumage.

Breeding male

Heavily mottled in brown, black, and white with an almost scaly-looking head.

Nonbreeding adult

Molting adult

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. This individual is molting from its all white winter plumage to its mottled breeding plumage.

Breeding male

Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. Breeding males are mottled gray and brown with a white belly and a red eyebrow (not always visible).

Nonbreeding adult

Habitat

Found in rocky areas and meadows at or above treeline.