ptarmigan vs moorfowl

ptarmigan and moorfowl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ptarmigan	Yes	No	No	No
moorfowl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moorfowl is a hyponym of ptarmigan; that is, moorfowl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ptarmigan:

ptarmigan: large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
moorfowl: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain

Other hyponyms of ptarmigan include Lagopus scoticus, moor-bird, moorbird, moorgame, red grouse.

ptarmigan (noun)	moorfowl (noun)
large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage	reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain