Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Alternative spelling: Tetrao (Lagopus)
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes, Tympanuchus
Subtaxa: Lagopus atavus Lagopus balcanicus Lagopus lagopus Lagopus leucura Lagopus muta Lagopus voinstvenskii
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (12: Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), Finland (9), Greenland (12), Hungary (1), Italy (3), Norway (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (5), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (9), United States (6: Alaska, Colorado, Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 62 collections including 74 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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