Other names : Crimson’s
bellied tragopan, Chinese Crimson’s tragopan, Temminck’s horned tragopan.
Sub sorts : unavailable.
Homeland : From
Myanmar (Bhurma) in Northeast India toward North Vietnam thence to
Middle China.
Description : Head
of males is black as to form a mask around the blue face skin during
flirtation period. Neck and chest are pale orange-red. Remainder part of
body is reddish. There are gray dots on bottom part of chest, white dots
with black edges on wings and tail. The difference from Satyr Tragopan
is that its tail is shorter, bottom parts are rather gray, it is more
pale in general and its face skin is bigger. Females have grayish brown
upper parts; they have blackish spots and arrow-like stains extending
from light yellow toward grayish white, and black bars. Bottom parts are
light brown, and there are whitish dots and black stains.
Reproduction time : from
end of April till June.
Reproduction age : second
year; however, if females are kept together with bigger males in first
year, they can produce fertile eggs.
Annual egg number : 3-6
eggs
Incubation period : This
can be well bred. It easily gets used to human, and can eat from hand.
It is recommended to breed in couples. They like egg-feed, vivid feed
and cereals as well as greens
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