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Tragopan
Sign in to saveTragopan is a bird genus in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Member of the genus are colloquially called "horned pheasants" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays, despite this name, they are not true pheasants and are not closely related to them. The habit of tragopans to nest in trees is unique among phasianids.
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Tragopan is a genus of birds within the class Aves, order Galliformes, and family Phasianidae. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. One species in this group is commonly known as Temminck’s Tragopan.
Records for the genus are held by several institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, HSU, SBMNH, and NHMUK. These records are associated with India and the United States. The subject has been referenced by 310 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Temminck's Tragopan
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyPhasianidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, HSU, SBMNH, NHMUK, WFVZ
- Recorded in
- India, United States
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- Parent taxon
- Phasianinae
- Image
- Temminck Tragopan.jpg
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Tragopan is a bird genus in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Member of the genus are colloquially called "horned pheasants" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays, despite this name, they are not true pheasants and are not closely related to them. The habit of tragopans to nest in trees is unique among phasianids.
==Taxonomy== The genus Tragopan was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829 for the satyr tragopan. The name tragopan is a mythical horned purple-headed bird mentioned by the Roman authors Pliny and Pomponius Mela.
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