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Temminck's Tragopan

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Tragopan temminckii

Basic stats

Diet

Berries, grass and other plants

Habitat

Mountain forest

Range

Mountains of far north-east India, central China, northern Myanmar and north-western Vietnam

Size

About 64cm

Temminck's tragopan is a medium-sized pheasant about 64 cm long. The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, a black bill and pink legs, and in display shows bare blue facial skin, an inflatable dark-blue lappet and horns. Females are white-spotted brown with blue circular eye skin. It looks like the satyr tragopan but has an all-red upper body and an orange collar (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found across the mountains of far north-east India, central China, northern Myanmar and north-western Vietnam, and eats mainly berries, grass and other plants. SoIB 2023 rates it a High conservation priority and gives it a Very Restricted range in India of about 3,700 km² (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Temminck's Tragopan eat?
Berries, grass and other plants
What habitat does the Temminck's Tragopan live in?
Mountain forest
Where is the Temminck's Tragopan found?
Mountains of far north-east India, central China, northern Myanmar and north-western Vietnam
How big is the Temminck's Tragopan?
About 64cm
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