Prakruti Parichay
PhasianidaeTragopan

Temminck's Tragopan

Trsgopsn temminckii

64–64 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. E Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh. Male from male Satyr by larger, greyish drop-shaped spotting (without black borders) on red underparts, brighter orange-red neck, mainly red upperparts with black-bordered greyish - white spotting. and more extensive blue facial skin. Female more conspicuously spotted with white on underparts than other female tragopans. and lacks the strong rufous tones of female Satyr. Immature male is very similar to immature male Satyr, but has more prominent wedge-shaped white spotting on underparts. Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.

Colour

RedWhiteGreyBlack
Average size
64 cm
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. E Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh. Male from male Satyr by larger, greyish drop-shaped spotting (without black borders) on red underparts, brighter orange-red neck, mainly red upperparts with black-bordered greyish - white spotting. and more extensive blue facial skin. Female more conspicuously spotted with white on underparts than other female tragopans. and lacks the strong rufous tones of female Satyr. Immature male is very similar to immature male Satyr, but has more prominent wedge-shaped white spotting on underparts. Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.

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Temminck's Tragopan is bigger than Northern Raven but smaller than Satyr Tragopan.

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Temminck's Tragopan

Trsgopsn temminckii

64–64 cm