Tragopan

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Tragopan
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
Tragopan temminckii

Tragopan is a bird genus in the family Phasianidae, which is commonly called "horned pheasant" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays. The habit of tragopans nesting in trees is unique among phasianids.^[1] The scientific name refers to the horn, being a composite of tragos (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).^{[citation needed]}

There are five recognized tragopan species:^[1]

Image	Name	Common name	Distribution
	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

Gallery[]

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  Heads of male tragopans

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  Eggs of tragopan and other pheasants

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  Tragopan caboti head feathers of a male

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