Temminck's Tragopan

Tragopan temminckii (Gray, JE, 1831)

Temminck's Tragopan is a pheasant of the Oriental Region, breeding from the eastern Himalayas to south-central China. It is found in the mountains of far north-east India, central China, far northern Myanmar and north-western Tonkin in Vietnam. The male has red and orange plumage with white spotting, a black bill and pink legs, while the female is brown with white spots and blue eye skin. The male also shows bare blue facial skin, a dark-blue inflatable lappet and horns. It is similar to the satyr tragopan, but has red upperparts and an orange collar.

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: e Himalayas to sc China