Satyr - tragopan
Tragopan satyra

order - Galliformes
tribe - Phasianidae


Size: male 67 - 72 cm, female 60 cm
Vßha: male 1,6 - 2,1 kg, female 1,0 - 1,2 kg
Number of eggs: 2 - 6
Time of incubation: 25 - 28 days
Occurrence: forest`s slopes of mountains in Himalayas and Tibet
Food: omnivorous creature - green leaves, sprouts, seeds, incests
Activity: day`s
Way of life:in pairs

Stock Tragopan has 5 kinds, which live only in high elevation in Himalaie from Kashmir to the middle China. They live in misty forests and more time they spend on trees than on the ground. Males have long fleshy outgrowths above the eye and these are horns. These horns puts up during amorous display. Naked guttural bag is expansive - coloured shirt-front. Satyrs are monogamy, they live in pair and males care for education of thr youngs.




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