Order:    Galliformes                                                                             Family: Phasianidae                                            

Scientific name:   Tragopan temminckii                                              U.S. common name: Temminck’s tragopan

Status in the wild: Listed as endangered.

Geographic range currently: Eastern India, Southern and Central Asia, as well as Central China

Habitat: Evergreen or mixed forests in mountains at altitudes of 3000-12000 ft.

 

 

Size

 

General range                       male                                       female                                                    birth

 

Length:                                                      6300 mm                                                                                                                                            

Sexual dimorphism: The female Temminck's tragopan has feathers in a dull mixture of black, brown, and gray which they use as camouflage while the male  

                                     tragopan is much more extravagant. The males have brownish red plumage that have ocelli underneath and large eyespots that are

                                     surrounded by black borders. Each individual feather is gray and has a striking red border. The male tragopan has blue skin on its face

                                     and a bib-like wattle on its throat.  

 

Reproduction

 

Clutch size: 3-4 eggs

Incubation period: 28-30 days

Other information: The Temminck's tragopan usually takes over someone else's abandoned nest to lay their eggs.

                       

 

General

 

 

Social structure: Live singly or in pairs.

Coloration: The female Temminck's tragopan has feathers in a dull mixture of black, brown, and gray which they use as camouflage while the male  

                                  tragopan is much more extravagant. The males have brownish red plumage that have ocelli underneath and large eyespots that are

                                  surrounded by black borders. Each individual feather is gray and has a striking red border. The male tragopan has blue skin on its face

                                  and a bib-like wattle on its throat.  

Diet: They feed on berries, seeds, leaves, shoots, fruits, and insects.

 

 

 

 

Sources

 

Harrison, C. & Greensmith, A. 1993.  Birds of the World. DK Publishing, Inc. New York, NY.

http://alaike.lcc.hawaii.edu/zoology101/Report_Files/ttargopa.htm