Satyr Tragopan

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iSatyr Tragopan

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tragopan
Species: T. satyra
Binomial name
Tragopan satyra
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra also known as the crimson horned pheasant is a pheasant found in the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal and Bhutan. They reside in forests from with an elevation ranging from 8,000 to 14,000 feet in summer and 6,000 feet in winter.

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A female Satyr Tragopan
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A female Satyr Tragopan