Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Katmai National Park
1 Verified records at Katmai National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse tribe. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ), and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Japan, it is known as the raichō (雷鳥), which means "thunder bird"; it is the official bird of Gifu, Nagano, and Toyama Prefectures and is a protected species nationwide. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

White-tailed Ptarmigan
LC Endemic

White-tailed Ptarmigan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagopus leucura

Insufficient data
Willow Grouse
LC Endemic

Willow Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagopus lagopus

5–10% · With luck
American Spruce Grouse
LC

American Spruce Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Canachites canadensis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rock Ptarmigan at Katmai National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
30–40%
2 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
3 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
7 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
12 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
14 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
15 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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