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Temminck's Tragopan
Tragopan temminckii
IUCN Status: Least concern
Size: Length; 58-64cm. Weight; 900g-1400g.
Habitat and Distribution: Found in evergreen and mixed forest in southern Asia, in an area covering parts of India, Vietnam, Tibet and China.
Groups and Breeding: These birds tend to be fairly elusive living either singly or in pairs. Mating occurs between March and April and is initiated by an elaborate display by the male where he inflates the colourful patch on his throat, fans his tail and erects the two “horns” above his eyes. Either new nests will be built a metre or so off the ground or other species’, deserted nests will be used. Three to six eggs are laid which hatch after 28 days.
Diet: Berries, seeds, leaves, buds, shoots, fruits, and invertebrates.
- This tragopan was named after the Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778-1858).
- Young can fly within days of hatching.
- The Temminck’s Tragopan is considered to be one of the most beautiful pheasants in the world.
- These birds are hunted for the male’s elaborate tail feathers.
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