Genus

Ptarmigans

Lagopus

3 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
GenusLagopus (Ptarmigans)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lagopus muta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lagopus lagopus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lagopus leucura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ptarmigans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Willow Grouse			~30%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~30%
	Rock Ptarmigan			~30%
3	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Willow Grouse			~30%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~20%
	Willow Grouse			~20%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
5	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Willow Grouse			~20%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
6	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
	Willow Grouse			~10%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
7	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~10%
	Rock Ptarmigan			~10%
8	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			~10%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
	Willow Grouse			<5%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Willow Grouse			<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
11	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
12	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
	Willow Grouse			Insufficient data
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
14	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Willow Grouse			Insufficient data
15	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Willow Grouse			<5%
17	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
18	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
19	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
	Willow Grouse			Insufficient data
20	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
21	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Willow Grouse			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
22	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
23	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Willow Grouse			<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			<5%
26	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Willow Grouse			Insufficient data
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	White-tailed Ptarmigan			Insufficient data
28	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rock Ptarmigan			<5%

Ptarmigans

Species in this group

Rock Ptarmigan

Willow Grouse

White-tailed Ptarmigan

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ptarmigans

Parks Ranked