Temminck's tragopan
Tragopan temminckii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
The temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 964 g to 1.4 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the temminck's tragopan
- Weight
- 964 g – 1.4 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the temminck's tragopan live?
Not recorded
What is the temminck's tragopan?
Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm long, pheasant in the genus Tragopan. 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. The females are a white-spotted brown with blue circular eye skin.
Its appearance resembles the satyr tragopan, but unlike the latter species it has an all red upperbody plumage and an orange collar. The diet consists mainly of berries, grass and plants.
Temminck's tragopan is found across the mountains of far northeast India, central China, far northern Myanmar to northwestern Tonkin in Vietnam.
Widespread and a common species throughout its large habitat range, the Temminck's tragopan is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As of 2024, its global population is estimated to be 67,000-340,000 mature individuals.
This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
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Is the temminck's tragopan endangered?
The temminck's tragopan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the temminck's tragopan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusTragopan
- SpeciesTragopan temminckii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Synonyms Satyra temminckii, Tragopan temminckii temminckii
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Temminck’s tragopanEnglish
- Temminck’s tragopanEnglish
- Temminck’s tragopanEnglish
- ترجبان تيمانكArabic
- دراج المقرن تيمانكArabic
- Tragopan temminckiiBulgarian
- Tragopan TemminckBreton
- satyr modrolícíCzech
- satyr TemminckůvCzech
- ffesant gorniog TemminckWelsh
- TemminckstragopanDanish
- Temminck´ TragopanDanish
- TemmincktragopanGerman
- Temminck-TragopanGerman
- Ĉina tragopanoEsperanto
- teminka tragopanoEsperanto
- Tragopán cariazulSpanish
- Tragopán de TemminckSpanish
- puna-helmesfaasan (punatragopan)Estonian
- قرقاول شاخدار تمینیکPersian
- himalajantragopaaniFinnish
- Tragopan de TemminckFrench
- טרגופן טמינקHebrew
- टॅमिन्क ट्रॅगोपॅनHindi
- plavolici tragopanCroatian
- kéktorkú tragopánHungarian
- Tragopan di TemminckItalian
- ベニジュケイJapanese
- 홍주계Korean
- Teminko satyrasLithuanian
- Teminka tragopānsLatvian
- Temmincks SaterhoenDutch
- ornatfasanNorwegian
- tragopan modrolicyPolish
- ٹیمنک دا ٹریگوپانWestern Panjabi
- Faisão-de-TemminckPortuguese
- tragopã-de-cara-azulPortuguese
- tragopã-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
- tragopana-de-cara-azulPortuguese
- Глазчатый трагопанRussian
- tragopan modrolíciSlovak
- Теминков трагопанSerbian
- Temnikov tragopanSerbian
- prakttragopanSwedish
- Küçük Kızıl TragopanTurkish
- трагопан синьогорлийUkrainian
- Gà lôi tíaVietnamese
- 紅腹角雉Chinese
- 红腹角雉Chinese
Relatives of the temminck's tragopan
Other species in the same genus Tragopan.
Satyr tragopan
Tragopan satyra
Western tragopan
Tragopan melanocephalus
Blyth's tragopan
Tragopan blythii
Cabot's tragopan
Tragopan caboti
CompareTemminck's tragopan vs Satyr tragopanTemminck's tragopan vs Western tragopanTemminck's tragopan vs Blyth's tragopanTemminck's tragopan vs Cabot's tragopan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the temminck's tragopan?
An adult temminck's tragopan weighs 964 g – 1.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the temminck's tragopan endangered?
The temminck's tragopan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the temminck's tragopan?
The temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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