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Definition of Tragopan

Tragopan
Tragopan Trag"o*pan, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.

Meaning of Tragopan from wikipedia

- Tragopan is a bird genus in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Member of the genus are commonly called "horned pheasants" because males have two brightly...
- Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti) is a pheasant found in south-east China. The common and scientific names of this large bird both commemorate the ornithologist...
- Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) or the grey-bellied tragopan, is a pheasant that is a vulnerable species. The common name commemorates Edward Blyth...
- The western tragopan or western horned tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium-sized brightly plumed pheasant found along the range of Himalayas...
- The Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm long, pheasant in the genus Tragopan. The male is a stocky red-and-orange...
- The satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) also known as the crimson horned pheasant, is a pheasant found in the Himalayan reaches of India, Tibet, Nepal and...
- literacy rate was 74.19%. In 1998, alarmed after 300 endangered Blyth's tragopans (Tragopan blythii) were killed by the villagers in one w**** as part of a hunting...
- compared to those of a lek. Nesting usually occurs on the ground; only the tragopans nest higher up in trees or stumps of bushes. Nests can vary from mounds...
- FM Tragopan (AIR FM Tragopan 103 MHz) is a radio channel broadcast from All India Radio Kohima station. It was launched on 2 October 2017, and is available...
- mynas, hawks, falcons, and eagles. Palas, Kohistan, is home to the western tragopan, with many migratory birds visiting from Europe, Central Asia, and India...