Tragopans
Tragopan
Tragopan is a genus of bird in the family Phasianidae. These birds are commonly called "horned pheasants" because of two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their heads that they can erect during courtship displays. The scientific name refers to this, being a composite of tragus (billy goat) and the ribald half-goat deity Pan (and in the case of the satyr tragopan, adding Pan's companions for even more emphasis). Their habit of nesting in trees is unique...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Temminck's Tragopan
speciesTragopan temminckii
Satyr Tragopan
speciesTragopan satyra
Cabot's Tragopan
speciesTragopan caboti
Blyth's Tragopan
speciesTragopan blythii
Western Tragopan
speciesTragopan melanocephalus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1055.