Prakruti Parichay
PhasianidaeTragopan

Satyr Tragopan

Tragopan satyra

57.5–72 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayas. Male has red underparts with black - bordered white spots, and olive - brown coloration to upperparts including rump and uppertail-coverts. Facial skin is blue. Female varies from rufous-brown to ochraceous-brown in coloration; wings, tail and underparts are generally brighter and more rufescent than on other female tragopans. Orbital skin bluish. Immature male is more like female, but with black on head, and red on neck, upper mantle and breast. Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.

Colour

BrownRedBlackWhite
Average size
64.8 cm
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayas. Male has red underparts with black - bordered white spots, and olive - brown coloration to upperparts including rump and uppertail-coverts. Facial skin is blue. Female varies from rufous-brown to ochraceous-brown in coloration; wings, tail and underparts are generally brighter and more rufescent than on other female tragopans. Orbital skin bluish. Immature male is more like female, but with black on head, and red on neck, upper mantle and breast. Dense undergrowth in temperate and subalpine forest.

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Satyr Tragopan is bigger than Lesser Fish Eagle but smaller than Crested Serpent Eagle.

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Satyr Tragopan

Tragopan satyra

57.5–72 cm