Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) male, dance and display. This brightly colored bird is often regarded as the most beautiful species in the pheasant family.


The male’s bright orange chest and pale blue face contrasts greatly against the female tragopan with its dull grey and brown plumage.


Temminck’s are notoriously shy birds and unlike most pheasants they prefer to nest in trees. This species of tragopan is named after the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. More... https://indianbirds.thedynamicnature....


Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tragopan
Species: T. temminckii


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