Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Galliformes > Family: Phasianidae > Genus: Lagopus > Species: Lagopus mutus > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Lagopus mutus helveticus (Thienemann, 1829)	Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (1980)
Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus Hartert, 1921	Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (1980)

Ptarmigan - Lagopus mutus (Montin, 1776)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	3 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A106

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
AT3111000	Austria	Nationalpark Kalkalpen, 1. Verordnungsabschnitt	Map
AT2215000	Austria	Teile der Eisenerzer Alpen	Map
AT2134000	Austria	Mittagskogel	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex III: Species for which it's not prohibited the sale, transport for sale, keeping for sale and the offering for sale of live or dead birds and of any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds (Part A), or for which Member States may allow within their territory those activities, making provision for certain restrictions (Part B)
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Alpenschneehuhn	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alpensneeuwhoen	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fjällripa	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Havasi hófajd	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kiiruna	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lagopède alpin	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lagópode-branco	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lagópodo Alpino	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pardwa górska	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pernice bianca	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ptarmigan	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:03300	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (invalid)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Lagopus mutus	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Andorra	30/60 (pairs)	2001	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Austria	8000/16000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Denmark - Greenland	50000/500000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Denmark - Greenland	100000/1000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Finland	1000/3000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
France	5000/8000 (pairs)	1998-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Germany	300/600 (pairs)	1995-1999	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Iceland	50000/200000 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Iceland	500000/2500 (individuals)	2003	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Italy	5000/8000 (pairs)	1997-2003	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Liechtenstein	25/50 (pairs)	1998-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Liechtenstein	40/60 (individuals)	1998-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Norway	200000/500000 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Russian Federation	45000/68000 (pairs)	2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Slovenia	300/500 (pairs)	2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Spain	442/738 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Sweden	40000/80000 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Switzerland	12000/15000 (pairs)	1993-1996	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
United Kingdom	10000/10000 (pairs)	1990	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2