This little seabird of the tropical oceans and the Caribbean not only sports a long tail but is one of the most beautiful of ...

The smallest bird in the grouse family, the white-tailed ptarmigan is also one of the few animals that lives on alpine mountaintops throughout its entire life. Every part of this ptarmigan is adapted ...

Length 10–14.8". Adult: medium-size with a long, forked tail. The male’s tail is longer than the female’s. Entirely pale gray head and back; extensive white in outer tail contrasts with ...

Tail long, with straight bands and wide, white tip that wears down by spring ... preying on small- to medium-size birds and small mammals, hunting from perches under the canopy.

DESCRIPTION: Adult white-tailed ptarmigan typically grow to 30 to 34 centimeters in length and weigh 345 to 425 grams. The bird is distinguishable from other species of grouse by its perpetually white ...

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed ... This designation is meant to help preserve the bird, whose survival depends on the glaciers of the Cascade Mountains ...