Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
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Temminck's Tragopan

Tragopan temminckii (Gray, JE, 1831)

64 cmLength1.2 kgWeight

The male is deep red with white spots and has bare blue skin on the face.

Busiest months: May–June · Most records: China

Looks like Satyr Tragopan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male deep red with white spots
  2. Male has bare blue skin on the face
  3. Male has a black bill and pink legs and feet
  4. Male has an orange collar

Male, female and young

Female has brown feathers with white patches and a circular area of blue bare skin around the eye.

Similar species

Satyr Tragopan
Satyr Tragopan

Similar in appearance, but male Temminck's Tragopan has entirely red upperparts and an orange collar.

Where and when it's recorded

Temminck's Tragopan has been recorded at 61 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Longcanggou [General Area]China95 records
  2. Tangjiahe NNRChina51 records
  3. Tanshi VillageChina47 records
More places
  1. Balang Shan [General Area]China39 records
  2. Labahe NNRChina34 records
  3. Wuyipeng Research StationChina33 records
  4. Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina30 records
  5. Yibin Laojunshan NNRChina29 records
  6. Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina23 records
  7. Wolong Giant Panda Museum and ReserveChina18 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, black bill and pink legs. The male's display features include bare blue facial skin, inflatable dark-blue lappet and horns.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Temminck's Tragopan?

The Temminck's Tragopan is about 64 cm long and weighs around 1.2 kg.

Where does the Temminck's Tragopan live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: eastern Himalayas to south-central China. It is most often recorded in China.

When is the best time to see the Temminck's Tragopan?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May and June (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Temminck's Tragopan endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Temminck's Tragopan as Least Concern.

What does the Temminck's Tragopan eat?

Main food: Land plants.

What family is the Temminck's Tragopan in?

It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.

At a glance

Length
64 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Land plants
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
237 mm
Tail
192 mm
Bill
27 mm
Tarsus
71 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: eastern Himalayas to south-central China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
Genus
Tragopan

Other birds in the genus Tragopan

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Temminck's Tragopan

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