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White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura

Photo: Richard J. Cannings; 2009; Adult; Female; Breeding;
Song: Displaying males strut and make a low-pitched rapid clucking "pik pik pik pik pikKEEEA". Also a high-pitched screaming flight call "ku-kriiee kriieee". Females produce low-pitched clucking notes when alarmed or caring for chicks.
Sound: John Neville (Songs and Sounds of the Canadian Rockies); Adult; Call;

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