Rock Ptarmigan – Lagopus muta

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The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

A total of observations in Finland ?
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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Lagopus muta
Author
(Montin, 1781)
Vernacular names
  • kiiruna (Finnish)
  • fjällripa (Swedish)
  • Rock Ptarmigan (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.26922
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Stable population
  • BirdLife Category A
  • Regular breeder
Regulatory Status
  • EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex II/A ?
  • EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex III/B ?
  • Game bird (Hunting law 1993/615) ?
  • Regionally Threatened 2020 - 4b Northern boreal, North Ostrobothnia ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 LC – Least Concern
  • 2015 NT – Near Threatened
  • 2010 LC – Least Concern
  • 2000 LC – Least Concern
Expert
  • Jari Valkama
DNA barcode sequences
Lagopus muta
108 public records
Informal groups
  • Birds
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