Some maintain a tally of observations in a certain county, province, or country. A portion of a birder’s regional list is ...

The agency also said it would reconsider protecting the bird’s critical habitat, providing hope that areas where ptarmigans live may be protected. “These beautiful winter birds are immediately ...

With its feathered, snowshoe-like feet that allow it to walk on high mountain terrain and its seasonal plumage that provides camouflage year-round, Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigans are ...

NASU, Tochigi Prefecture--Chicks were hatched from eggs laid by one of wild rock ptarmigans brought to a zoo here for the first time under a project to restore the number of the endangered species.

In summer 2021, the zoo, which is as big as 10 Tokyo Domes, received seven wild rock ptarmigans from the Central Japan Alps as part of a project commissioned by the Environment Ministry.

The ground beneath them is a hodgepodge of colours and patterns, so instead of blending in the ptarmigans rely on a tactic known as disruptive colouration. This is when animals have stripes, spots or ...