| Tragopan | |
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| Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Lophophorini |
| Genus: | Tragopan Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Meleagris satyra (satyr tragopan) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Tragopan is a birdgenus in the pheasant familyPhasianidae. Member of the genus are colloquially called "horned pheasants" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays, despite this name, they are not true pheasants and are not closely related to them. The habit of tragopans to nest in trees is unique among phasianids.[1]
The genusTragopan was introduced by the French naturalistGeorges Cuvier in 1829 for thesatyr tragopan.[2] The nametragopan is a mythical horned purple-headed bird mentioned by the Roman authorsPliny andPomponius Mela.[3]
The genus contains five species.[4]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Tragopan melanocephalus | Western tragopan | Kohistan, Kaghan valley, Kishtwar, Chamba, Kullu and an area east of the Satluj river, Pakistan |
 | Tragopan satyra | Satyr tragopan | India, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. |
 | Tragopan temminckii | Temminck's tragopan | northern Myanmar to northwestern Tonkin. |
| Tragopan blythii | Blyth's tragopan | Bhutan through northeast India, north Myanmar to southeast Tibet, and also China. |
 | Tragopan caboti | Cabot's tragopan | provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, China |
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