Tragopan
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
| image = Tragopan blythii01.jpg | image_caption = Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) | taxon = Tragopan | authority = Cuvier, 1829 | type_species = Meleagris satyra (satyr tragopan) | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
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.
The genus contains five species.
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| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:WesternTragopan.jpg | 120px]] | Tragopan melanocephalus | Western tragopan |
| [[File:Satyr Tragopan.jpg | 120px]] | Tragopan satyra | Satyr tragopan |
| [[File:Temminck Tragopan.jpg | 120px]] | Tragopan temminckii | Temminck's tragopan |
| [[File:Tragopan blythii01.jpg | 120px]] | Tragopan blythii | Blyth's tragopan |
| [[File:Tragopan caboti.JPG | 120px]] | Tragopan caboti | Cabot's tragopan |
| :: |
References
References
- Madge, S.. (2002). "Pheasants, partridges and grouse: including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies". Christopher Helm Publishers.
- Cuvier, Georges. (1829). "Le Règne animal distribué d'après son organisation : pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée. Nouvel Édition, Revue et Augmentée". Déterville.
- Jobling, James A.. (2010). "The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names". Christopher Helm.
- (July 2021). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". International Ornithologists' Union.
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