Image to followAI-generated illustrationLagopus muta
Lagopus muta
Family: PhasianidaeGenus: Lagopusnative in Germany
native in Germany
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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Plants
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Lagopus muta is a medium-sized gamebird with an adult body mass of around 521 g and a wingspan of approximately 18.9 cm. The diet consists almost entirely of plant material, including leaves, shoots, buds and berries, with smaller amounts of seeds and fruit. A single clutch of seven eggs is laid each year, and incubation lasts about 21.5 days. The maximum recorded lifespan is just over six years.
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Yearly cycle
Breeding occurs once a year. A single clutch of seven eggs is laid and incubated for about 21.5 days. Further details of seasonal activity are not recorded.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
18.86 cm
Weight
521 g
Max. Lebensalter
6.083333 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
7, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
21.5 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
70% Pflanzen20% Früchte10% Samen
Scientific profile
Adult Lagopus muta weigh approximately 521 g and have a wingspan of 18.86 cm. The diet is dominated by plant material other than seeds and fruit, making up 70% of intake, with fruit contributing 20% and seeds 10%. No animal matter has been recorded in the diet. The species produces one clutch per year, each clutch consisting of seven eggs. Incubation lasts for 21.5 days. The maximum documented lifespan is 6.08 years. It is recorded from the United Kingdom, where it is listed as present but its status is indeterminate; it is not classified as an established introduction.
Visited plants
20 plants are visited by this species
Equisetum arvense subsp. arvenseVaccinium vitis-idaeaHieracium lactucellaAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaEmpetrum nigrumLuzula multifloraSibbaldia procumbensBistorta viviparaBistorta officinalis subsp. officinalisDryas octopetalaVaccinium uliginosumSaxifraga oppositifoliaBetula nanaAnemone narcissifloraVaccinium myrtillusCerastium fontanumCochlearia officinalisRhododendron ferrugineumCalluna vulgarisSalix herbacea
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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