Cabottragopan
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Cabottragopan ( Tragopan caboti ) |
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The Cabottragopan ( Tragopan caboti ) is a species from the pheasant family. It is native to East Asia and occurs to the east of the sister species Temmincktragopan and Schwarzkopfragopan . Two subspecies are recognized.
Appearance
The males reach a height of about 61 centimeters and weigh an average of 1.4 kilograms. The females are smaller and reach a height of 50 centimeters. They weigh an average of 900 grams. The body is stocky, the tail is short. In the adult male, the sides of the head, the neck, and the featherless parts of the head are orange-yellow. The full adult plumage is formed in the second year of life. On both sides of the head they have cones of meat that can be erected by erectile tissue , and on the throat they have a lap-like, thinly feathered and brightly colored, swellable skin. The rest of the head is black. The top of the body is maroon with large light spots. The chest and lower abdomen are creamy white. The plumage color of the females is dominated by shades of brown.
distribution and habitat
The Cabottragopan occurs in southeast China. The distribution area extends from northeast Guangxi to north Guangdong and southeast Hunan, northwest Fujian and south Zhejiang. The population is fragmented and only occurs in isolated, largely untouched forests.
The habitat are evergreen forests and mixed forests. In winter the animals occur between 800 and 1,000 meters above sea level; in summer they are in elevations of 800 to 1,400 meters.
Way of life
The Cabottragopan feeds on nuts and the seeds of some trees. The breeding season begins in March. At the beginning of the reproductive period, the males initially stay with a female. As soon as this breeds, the males socialize with other males or mate with a female again.
The clutch comprises three to five eggs. The female takes care of the offspring alone.
supporting documents
literature
- Steve Madge , Phil McGowan , Guy M. Kirwan : Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse. A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the world. Christopher Helm, London 2002, ISBN 0-7136-3966-0 .
Single receipts
- ↑ Madge et al., P. 286
Web links
- Tragopan caboti inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2014.