The bird belongs to the Phasianidae family of Galliformes order. Its scientific name is Tragopan satyra (Latin), or Satyr Tragopan (English).
Its full-length is 57 to 79 centimeters. The head of the male is black, with crista. The upper body is mostly scarlet, thickly dotted with white ovoid spots of black brim. The back of the body gradually turns dark brown. The rectrices are black and tan. Its face and naked skin of the larynx are blue. The color of tectices of the alae is like that of the back feather. The remiges are black and tan with brown stains. The upper breast of lower body is crimson, with white ovoid spots of black brim. Below the abdomen it gradually turns to brown. The male bird is brown, with mixed spots of black and brown.
Satyr Tragopaninhabits in evergreen broad-leaved forests and bamboo forests at an elevation of 3,000 meters, feeding on vegetable food. It is a kind of resident bird, mainly distributed in southwestern Tibet.
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