Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 2, 2015
Text last updated November 2, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tragopan occidental |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑头角雉 |
| Czech | satyr černohlavý |
| Dutch | Zwartkruinsaterhoen |
| English | Western Tragopan |
| English (United States) | Western Tragopan |
| French | Tragopan de Hastings |
| French (France) | Tragopan de Hastings |
| German | Schwarzkopftragopan |
| Japanese | ハイイロジュケイ |
| Norwegian | juvelfasan |
| Polish | tragopan rudolicy |
| Russian | Черноголовый трагопан |
| Serbian | Mrki tragopan |
| Slovak | tragopan čiernohlavý |
| Spanish | Tragopán Dorsigrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tragopán dorsigrís |
| Swedish | västlig tragopan |
| Turkish | Karaca Tragopan |
| Ukrainian | Трагопан чорноголовий |
Tragopan melanocephalus (Gray, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Melanocephalus
Gray, 1829. The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 8, p.29.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Almorah, India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TRAGOPAN
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Western Tragopan
