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Where Do Ptarmigan Live?

James H. Sterling • • 6 min read
Where Do Ptarmigan Live?

Ptarmigan, close relatives of forest and prairie grouse, live in alpine and arctic tundras

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The soil above the permafrost or bedrock, called the active layer, becomes saturated like a wet sponge. The results are (1) wetlands typical of much wetter environments and (2) freeze-thaw landforms of tundra topography. The tundra contains ponds, lakes, bogs, marshes, and river and stream corridor wetlands.
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throughout the northern hemisphere. There are three kinds of ptarmigan, and all are found in Alaska. Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) are found nearly everywhere in Alaska's high, treeless country.

Where are Ptarmigans most likely to be found?

Location: Remote regions of Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, and in the mountains of the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Urals, the Altay Mountains, Japan, and Scotland. It has also been introduced to South Georgia, New Zealand, and the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.

Where can you find Ptarmigans?

The Rock Ptarmigan and the Willow Ptarmigan are found in all countries ringing the North Pole, whereas the exclusively North American White-tailed Ptarmigan inhabits the Cascade and Rocky mountains of western North America and ranges from Alaska to northern New Mexico.

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.