Where does the Rock Ptarmigan live?
Lagopus muta has 116,081 records in 57 countries and territories, from 1823 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 116,081 records
- 57 places
- 194 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesGalliformesPhasianidaeLagopus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 21,724 | |
| Norway | 19,156 | |
| Iceland | 18,282 | |
| United States | 14,717 | |
| Sweden | 14,388 | |
| Canada | 6,999 | |
| United Kingdom | 4,008 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 3,429 | |
| Austria | 3,217 | |
| Switzerland | 1,640 | |
| Finland | 1,619 | |
| Russia | 1,503 | |
| Greenland | 1,108 | |
| Germany | 867 | |
| Italy | 827 | |
| Spain | 680 | |
| Japan | 548 | |
| Andorra | 166 | |
| Greece | 127 | |
| Poland | 127 | |
| Slovenia | 109 | |
| Ukraine | 98 | |
| Portugal | 57 | |
| China | 56 | |
| Mongolia | 51 | |
| Romania | 51 | |
| Denmark | 45 | |
| Hungary | 39 | |
| Ireland | 39 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Croatia | 37 | |
| Bulgaria | 34 | |
| Latvia | 33 | |
| Czechia | 29 | |
| Lithuania | 27 | |
| Estonia | 23 | |
| Serbia | 23 | |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | |
| Netherlands | 18 |
Showing the top 40 of 57 places.
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679,674 records
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Common Quail
511,346 records
Red-legged Partridge
462,085 records
Grey Francolin
410,550 records
Red Junglefowl
287,593 records
Chukar
243,704 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.