grouselike
Resembling a ptarmigan
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse—a plump, ground-dwelling game bird with feathered legs and mottled brown plumage.
The term describes birds with similar stocky builds and cryptic coloring, or behavior that recalls the grouse's habit of bursting suddenly from cover: The ptarmigan has a grouselike appearance.
Arctic ground bird
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
- quailFlinch from fear
- prairie chickenNorth American grassland grouse
bobwhite · guinea fowl · fowl · plumage · feathered · ground-nesting · clutch · covey
Open uncultivated upland
- heathlandOpen shrubby wilderness
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- alpineOf high elevations
- uplandElevated land area
peatland · scrubland · boreal · taiga · grassland · sagebrush · fell · montane
ptarmigan
Arctic ground bird
prairie chicken · bobwhite · guinea fowl · fowl · plumage · feathered · ground-nesting · clutch · covey · drumming
moorland
Open uncultivated upland
upland · peatland · scrubland · boreal · taiga · grassland · sagebrush · fell · montane · subarctic
mottled
Having irregular color patches
dappled · blending · concealment · mimicry · disguise · streaked · browns · grays · rufous · ground-dwelling
hunting
Pursuing wild game
setter · retriever · gundog · beaters · bag limit · season · gamekeeper · quarry · sporting · shotgun