| Description: |
Young ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in boulder field. Ptarmigans change their plumage from summer to winter.
L Habitat: Narrow terrace in the glacier-side flank of a lateral moraine. Sparse, high alpine environment. Ice-free since approx. 1940. Altitude: about 2350m a.s.l.
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Lat.: Lagopus mutus
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Tetraoninae |
| Location: |
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland |
| Date Month/Year: |
9.2018 |
| Photographer: |
Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau |
| Number: |
C140576 |