When it is recorded
Jan65
Feb102
Mar104
Apr254
May336
Jun218
Jul197
Aug125
Sep93
Oct75
Nov57
Dec47
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 1,059 | |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 470 | |
| 3 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 134 | |
| 4 | Moray | Scotland | 57 | |
| 5 | Stirling | Scotland | 33 | |
| 6 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 27 | |
| 7 | Angus | Scotland | 20 | |
| 8 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 6 |
2 England1,777 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,814
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 8
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Lagopus muta
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 424
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, Moray
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Lagopus
- Name with authority
- Lagopus muta (Montin, 1781)
- Described
- 1781
- Contributing datasets
- 13
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q205930 · GBIF 5227679