Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) - HBW 2, p. 525
French: Tragopan de Hastings
German: Schwarzkopftragopan
Spanish: Tragopán Dorsigrís
Other common names: Black-headed/Western Horned Tragopan
Taxonomy: Phasianus Melanocephalus J. E. Gray, 1829, Almora, India.
Type locality is outside recorded range of species, but close to its eastern limit; it has been suggested that type specimen was found in a bazaar. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Himalayas, from N Pakistan to NW India, E to Garhwal, possibly Kumaon and adjacent SW Tibet.
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A male feeding on the ground Locality Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 30 September 2005 5 years ago 48 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile female feeding on the ground Locality Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 30 September 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A male standing Locality Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 30 September 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 3.7 -
A male displaying. Locality Sarahan Pheasantry, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 1 January 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 3.6 -
A dorsal view of a male displaying and then running to the female. Locality Sarahan Pheasantry, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 1 January 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
A female with a recently hatched chick. Locality Sarahan Pheasantry, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 1 January 2008 4 years ago 18 sec 3.5
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