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Tragopan satyra

[edit] Identification

Black head, deep crimson band on each side of the crest, neck, and upperparts, under parts crimson, under tail coverts red, the tip of tail black. Iris brown; bill black; bare skin of throat dark blue; legs pink. Female - upper parts rufous to dull brown, pale buff central markings and blackish patches; tail rufous brown with black and buff bars; bill horn brown; legs whitish grey.

[edit] Distribution

Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, and se Tibet.

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Oak-rhododendron forests.

[edit] Behaviour

They lay 4-6 eggs which are incubated for 28 days.

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