name: Rock Ptarmigan

flavor_db_name_variants: rock ptarmigan

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Rock ptarmigan

id: 597

name_scientific: Lagopus muta

description: "The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in the UK and in Canada, where it is the official bird for the territory of Nunavut, Canada, and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and colloquially as the snow chicken in the United States. In Japan it is known as the raichou , which means 'thunder bird.' It is the official bird of Toyama Prefecture and is a protected species nationwide. The rock ptarmigan is 34?36 centimetres (13?14 in) long (tail 8 cm (3.1 in)) with a wing-span of 54?60 centimetres (21?24 in). It is slighter smaller than the willow ptarmigan by about 10%. The male's ""song"" is a loud croaking."

itis_id: 677542

wikipedia_id: Rock_ptarmigan

picture_file_name: 611.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 90746

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legacy_id: 638

food_group: Animal foods

food_subgroup: Poultry

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2018-01-18T03:18:03.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:28.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 64668

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00597