Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Temminck’s Tragopan
Tragopan temminckii
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae)
- Order
- Galliformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Hill and montane forest of northeastern India to central China (Zhejiang southward through Guangxi), northern Myanmar, and northwestern Tonkin.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Temminck's tragopan
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
