Cabot's Tragopan

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iCabot's Tragopan

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tragopan
Species: T. caboti
Binomial name
Tragopan caboti
(Gould, 1857)

The Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti is a pheasant found in south-east China. This large (61 cm) bird is divided into two subspecies, of which the nominate race is found in the states of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zheijiang, and Guangdong, and T. c. guangxiensis is confined to northeastern Guangxi and southern Hunan.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2006). Tragopan caboti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
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