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Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies)
Lagopus muta japonica
The Rock Ptarmigan of the Japanese Alps is a bird of the high mountains of central Honshu, regarded as a relic of the Ice Age. Its plumage changes with the seasons, brown in summer and pure white in winter. It lives in dwarf pine zones and alpine plant communities in a few mountain ranges, and is a Special Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Lagopus muta japonica
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Niigata, Toyama, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka
- 日本語
- ライチョウ
- 简体中文
- 岩雷鸟（日本亚种）
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The Rock Ptarmigan (Japanese subspecies) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Niigata, Toyama, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka.
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