Temminck's Tragopan

Tragopan temminckii

Rotund terrestrial bird of hilly forests, usually seen singly. Male exquisitely colored: bright flame-orange overall, with white dots all over the body, black face, and electric blue facial wattle that is inflated into a liver-shaped, dazzling red-and-blue flap during courtship. Female similarly shaped and sized, dark brown overall, with pale spotting and streaking. Generally quiet; courting males give loud booming moans.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Tragopan temminckii
Authority
(Gray, JE, 1831)
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Tragopan

Range and habitat

Migration
Vertical migration

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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