# Temminck's Tragopan (*Tragopan temminckii*) Temminck's Tragopan is a beautiful bird with bright colors and a unique crown of feathers. They love to hide in the forests and are known for their special calls that sound like music in the trees. - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Rare - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Forests ![Temminck's Tragopan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Temminck_Tragopan.jpg&width=800) Photo: Doug Janson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temminck_Tragopan.jpg) ## Appearance The Temminck's Tragopan male is a stunning bird with a vibrant fiery red-orange body covered in white spots, contrasting sharply with its bright blue facial skin. It also has two fleshy blue 'horns' and an inflatable blue throat wattle. Females are more subtly mottled brown with black markings, providing excellent camouflage. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Galliformes - **Family:** Phasianidae - **Genus:** Tragopan ## Interesting facts - Males have fleshy blue 'horns' that pop up during their amazing display! - Their loud, booming calls can echo through mountain forests from far away. - These shy birds spend most of their lives high up, hiding in dense trees. - They build nests in trees, unlike many other pheasants that nest on the ground. ## Special abilities - **Inflatable Display:** Temminck's Tragopan males can inflate their blue throat wattle and horns to create a spectacular visual display for courtship. - **Forest Acrobats:** Temminck's Tragopan can climb trees and jump between branches to reach high-up fruits and leaves for food. - **Camouflage Master:** Temminck's Tragopan females have muted brown feathers that help them blend perfectly into dense forest undergrowth. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 50-64 cm - **Wingspan:** 70-90 cm - **Weight:** 1-1.8 kg - **Lifespan:** 5-12 years - **Speed:** 50 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 2-6 - **Incubation:** 28 days ## Diet & Feeding These birds forage for a diverse diet of plants and insects in their dense forest home. - **Primary Foods:** Berries, Shoots, Seeds, Leaves, Bamboo sprouts, Insects - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eaten by:** Mountain Hawk-Eagle (*Nisaetus nipalensis*) — Adult tragopans are prey for this powerful raptor. - **Eaten by:** Yellow-throated Marten (*Martes flavigula*) — This agile predator hunts tragopans and their eggs. - **Eats:** Tree Rhododendron (*Rhododendron arboreum*) — Feeds on leaves and flowers of this high-altitude plant. - **Eats:** Umbrella Bamboo (*Fargesia robusta*) — Consumes the young shoots and leaves of mountain bamboo. ## Traits - [Crested](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/crested): Crested describes animals possessing a prominent tuft of feathers, hair, or skin on their head. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Omnivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/omnivorous): This trait identifies organisms whose diet includes both plant and animal matter. - [Singing](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/singing): Singing animals produce complex vocalizations, often for purposes of attracting mates, defending territory, or communicating within their species. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Forest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/forest): Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. - [Endangered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/endangered): Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Temminck's Tragopan? Compare the silhouette, bill shape, tail length, wing bars and markings around the eyes. The same small brown bird at your feeder can look quite different in breeding plumage, winter plumage or its first year. Bird Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Temminck's Tragopan? 50-64 cm ### What is Temminck's Tragopan's wingspan? 70-90 cm ### How much does Temminck's Tragopan weigh? 1-1.8 kg ### How long does Temminck's Tragopan live? 5-12 years ### How fast can Temminck's Tragopan move? 50 km/h ### What does Temminck's Tragopan eat? These birds forage for a diverse diet of plants and insects in their dense forest home. ### Where is Temminck's Tragopan usually found? Forests ## Where to spot - [Tierpark Röhrensee Bayreuth](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/tierpark-rohrensee-bayreuth) — Bayern, DE · Zoo ## More Birds - [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://www.snappit.app/explore/black-crowned-night-heron) (*Nycticorax nycticorax*) - [Anna's Hummingbird](https://www.snappit.app/explore/annas-hummingbird) (*Calypte anna*) - [Great Egret](https://www.snappit.app/explore/great-egret) (*Ardea alba*) - [Blue Jay](https://www.snappit.app/explore/blue-jay) (*Cyanocitta cristata*) --- Source: [Temminck's Tragopan: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/temmincks-tragopan)