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Alaska State BirdWillow Ptarmigan(Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)
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| Kingdom | Animalia -- animals |
| Phylum | Chordata -- chordates |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata -- vertebrates |
| Class | Aves -- birds |
| Order | Galliformes -- fowls, gallinaceous birds |
| Family | Phasianidae -- grouse, pheasants, quail |
| Genus | Lagopus Brisson, 1760 -- ptarmigans |
| Species | Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth (Linnaeus, 1758) --
willow ptarmigan |
