Photographic record of Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii (Gray, 1831) (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae) from eastern Bhutan: an evidence of its westward range expansion

We report the second photographic evidence of Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii from Bhutan.  Inhabiting warm broadleaved forest at an elevation of 2,952m, the species photo captured in a camera trap was much westward than its previous record, indicating westward range expansion of this rare a...

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Published inJournal of threatened taxa Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 18403 - 18405
Main Authors Dorji, Tshering, Kinley, Kinley, Letro, Letro, Tshering, Dawa, Maidali, Prem Nanda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.04.2021
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Summary:We report the second photographic evidence of Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii from Bhutan.  Inhabiting warm broadleaved forest at an elevation of 2,952m, the species photo captured in a camera trap was much westward than its previous record, indicating westward range expansion of this rare and elusive bird.  
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI:10.11609/jott.6058.13.5.18403-18405