Stats

Lifespan: 10-15 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Montane forest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Rare

About

Temminck's tragopan is a medium-sized pheasant, with males sporting a striking red-orange plumage and white spots, a black bill, and pink legs. Males have impressive display features including bare blue facial skin, an inflatable dark-blue lappet, and horns.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A large clutch of eggs sits in a shallow ground scrape, incubated by the hen until the brood hatches together.
2.
hatchling chick
A downy chick leaves the nest within hours of hatching and pecks for food alongside the hen.
3.
juvenile
A juvenile grows its first body feathers, learns to fly short bursts, and stays in the brood until fledged.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tragopan
Species: Tragopan temminckii