Willow or Red Ptarmigan Male in Denali National Park

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The willow ptarmigan is a bird in the grouse subfamily Tetraoninae of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse and in Ireland and Britain, where the subspecies L. l. scotica was previously considered to be a separate species, as the red grouse.

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Size: 3989px × 2244px
Location: Alaska
Photo credit: © Dee Carpenter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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