White-tailed Ptarmigan Photo Gallery
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).
© Forest Botial-Jarvis / Macaulay LibraryMontana, August 10, 2020Breeding female
Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. Females are barred in brown and black with a yellowish wash.
© Eric Ellingson / Macaulay LibraryWashington, August 09, 2019Nonbreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryColorado, November 06, 2001Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult
Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill. Males and females turn entirely while during the winter.
© Timo Mitzen / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 08, 2015Molting adult
Smaller, stocky grouse with a short bill and tail. This individual is molting out of its breeding plumage into its winter white plumage.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 06, 2014Molting adult
Heavily mottled in brown, black, and white with an almost scaly-looking head.
© Zak Pohlen / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 27, 2017Molting 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.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 29, 2015Nonbreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryColorado, November 06, 2001Not all videos have soundBreeding 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).
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryColorado, October 01, 2015Habitat
Found in rocky areas and meadows at or above treeline.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryColorado, October 01, 2015Nonbreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryColorado, November 06, 2001Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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