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Tragopan satyra
Habitat
Moist oak and rhododendron forest with dense undergrowth and bamboo; 2,400–4,200m in summer, down to 1,800m in winter
Range
Himalayan reaches of India, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan
Size
Male about 70cm
The satyr tragopan, also called the crimson horned pheasant, is a pheasant of the Himalayan reaches of India, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. The male is about 70cm long and mostly red with blue, black and white spots and freckles. In the mating season males grow blue horns and a throat wattle (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in moist oak and rhododendron forest with dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps, from 2,400 to 4,200m in summer and down to about 1,800m in winter. The population is thought to be moderately small and subject to hunting and habitat loss through most of its range. The sources opened give no breeding or diet detail, so none is stated.