Temminck’s tragopan  (Tragopan temminckii)

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Threats

Temminck’s tragopan is becoming increasingly threatened as humans and their livestock invade and encroach upon its forests. Over-grazing and understorey cutting is destroying and degrading its habitat (2), while egg-collecting and hunting for its colourful feathers also poses a threat (5). Nevertheless, the species still has a large population in an expansive range (1), and although its numbers are believed to be declining, it is not considered globally threatened (3).

Conservation

Fortunately, this magnificently adorned pheasant is recorded in over 30 protected areas in China and in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in northeast India, where it should remain safe for the foreseeable future (2).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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