Tragopan


Tragopan is a bird genus in the family Phasianidae, which is commonly called "horned pheasant" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays. The habit of tragopans nesting in trees is unique among phasianids. The scientific name refers to the horn, being a composite of tragos and the ribald half-goat deity Pan.
There are five recognized tragopan species:
ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Tragopan melanocephalusWestern tragopanKohistan, Kaghan valley, Kishtwar, Chamba, Kullu and an area east of the Satluj river, Pakistan
Tragopan satyraSatyr tragopanIndia, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
Tragopan temminckiiTemminck's tragopannorthern Myanmar to northwestern Tonkin.
Tragopan blythiiBlyth's tragopanBhutan through northeast India, north Myanmar to southeast Tibet, and also China.
Tragopan cabotiCabot's tragopanprovinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, China

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