Talk:Rock ptarmigan

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Food and Prey

What do they eat and what eats them? 63.26.77.146 (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2008 (UTC)Eric

Humans eat them! Haukur (talk) 11:17, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Would a link to English spelling be appropriate? (The irregular "pt-" spelling is mentioned as an example there.)

Would a note on the pronunciation of "ptarmigan" be appropriate?--Niels Ø 11:43, Mar 10, 2005 (UTC)

See ITIS databas about the scientific name. Etxrge 3 July 2005 15:07 (UTC)

I've changed the Ptarmigan picture to what I believe to be a Ptarmigan. Previous picture showed Willow Ptarmigan/Willow Grouse. Edited article some to correspond to my references. pmeleski 5 Sept 2006

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:58, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Ptarmigan → Ptarmigan (disambiguation) — The redirect to Lagopus should be restored (with a {{redirect}} hatnote at Lagopus) as the bird genus is by far the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. JaGa^talk 17:13, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

• Support, quite obvious. Powers ^T 18:07, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it will serve at least as well. Having recently created the page in its current form, I figure there's no need to wait as long as usual and tomorrow would be a good time in the absence of objections by then. Jim.henderson (talk) 19:46, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose Please take a look at Ptarmigan again before you decide. I've learned a lot about the ptarmigan as I've fixed its dab links. There are also a dozen or so places with 'ptarmigan' in the name that have been added to the page. I've fixed 99% of the dab links to rock ptarmigan as it's the species usually referenced, but I think the encyclopedia would be served better if ptarmigan stayed a dab page. KrakatoaKatie 13:02, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Reproduction

This only discusses reproduction from the male point of view. I would like to see information about the female. How often does she lay? How long is gestation? How long does she care for the hatchlings? Do they form a family unit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmoad (talk • contribs) 14:56, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Range

I don't see in any of the range maps that the species is located in Bulgaria, as stated in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.10.90 (talk) 08:59, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

The range map for Sweden is not correct either - it's more widespread than shown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.208.184.118 (talk) 08:34, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

The global range maps does not include its range in Svalbard (presence mentioned in this same article and well-documented). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.221.104.202 (talk) 09:29, 26 April 2023 (UTC+1)

Capitalization?

Why is the name of the bird always capitalized in the article? Most birds, such as the sparrow do not have their names capitalized. --68.148.149.8 (talk) 00:18, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Bird species are always capitalised, groups of birds are not. So sparrow, the group of birds, is lower case, but House Sparrow, one of the many species, is capped Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:12, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

File:Lagopus muta japonica Mount Tsubakuro.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Lagopus muta japonica Mount Tsubakuro.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on March 19, 2018. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2018-03-19. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:52, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Picture of the day

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family. Averaging 34–36 cm (13–14 in) long, with a wingspan of 54–60 cm (21–24 in), this species feeds primarily on birch and willow buds and catkins. The rock ptarmigan breeds across arctic and subarctic Eurasia and North America and commonly has up to six chicks.Photo: Daiskue Tashiro

Ecophysiology

Hello all! I am creating an additional section on ecophysiology, mainly focusing on fat storage strategies . I will be posting my additions in the next few days, please feel free to review them and give feedback. If there is any information you feel would benefit this section please reach out, Thanks!

--FungiFish2020 (talk) 12:30, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Please do FungiFish. The text also suggest this species do not hibernate, well birds do not 'hibernate' per definition - but quite a number of species can go into torpid state. Colibri's is one such, and indeed Ptarmigans do go into torpid state also. Over the years and on numerous occasions have I encountered birds of this species who have left themselves gets snowed over to stay hidden in the long arctic nights while they save energy by going inactive and torpid. So the small difference in terminology might need to be explained for the layman first - then adding that they indeed use this survival strategy in during the coldest and darkest part of the arctic winter.

Prevalence map

Heya. I notice Spitsbergen is not included in the map where these birds live. They're quite prevalent on the archipelago. Unfortunately I've only got my own anecdotal evidence to show for it, but might be worth looking into. I understand you use an external source for this data. 62.92.245.190 (talk) 19:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)