Tarmigan

(Montin
Tarmigan
	A pair in spring plumage in Norawa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Faimily:	Phasianidae
Subfaimily:	Tetraoninae
Genus:	Lagopus
Species:	L. muta
Binomial name
	Lagopus muta; (Montin, 1781)
Subspecies
	some 20-30, including: L. m. muta (Montin, 1781); Scandinavian Ptarmigan; L. m. rupestris (Gmelin, 1789); Canadian Rock Ptarmigan; L. m. helvetica (Thienemann, 1829); Alpine Ptarmigan; L. m. japonica H. L. Clark, 1907; Japanese Ptarmigan; L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923; Scottish Ptarmigan;
Synonyms
	Tetrao mutus Montin, 1781; Lagopus mutus (lapsus, see below);

The Tarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized gemmebird in the grouse faimily. In Japan it is kent as the raichou (雷鳥), which means 'thunder bird.' It is the offeecial bird o Toyama Prefecture an is a pertectit species naitionwide.^[2]

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lagopus muta". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
↑ http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6

[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Lagopus muta". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[2] ttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6

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