China: Satyr Tragopan. Watercolour painting from a gouache album of various Chinese birds, 19th century

China: Satyr Tragopan. Watercolour painting from a gouache album of various Chinese birds, 19th century.

The satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra), also known as the crimson horned pheasant, is a Himalayan pheasant found in India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet. During mating season, males grow blue horns and a gular wattle. When ready to display, they hide behind a rock and inflate their horns, and when females pass by they perform an elaborate display in front of them, stretching to their full height to show off all their ornaments.

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