Sunday 29 June 2014

Tragopan satyra (Satyr tragopan) - Sikkim Bird

Tragopan satyra (Satyr tragopan)
Venue: Himalayan Zoological Park,  Gangtok,  East Sikkim
Date: June 28, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification
Kingdom:       Animalia
Phylum:          Chordata
Class:              Aves
Order:            Galliformes
Family:           Phasianidae
Subfamily:     Phasianinae
Genus:            Tragopan satyra
Species:           T. satyra
Binomial name: Tragopan satyra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other Names:  crimson horned pheasant, satyr tragopan

Special feature: It falls under Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Females are brown. Males are usually red with blue, black, and white spots and freckles. (Source: Wikipedia)

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