Cabot's Tragopan
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The Cabot's Tragopan, Tragopan caboti is a pheasant
found in south-east China
. This large (61 cm) bird is divided into two subspecies
, of which the nominate race is found in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zheijiang, and Guangdong, and T. c. guangxiensis is confined to northeastern Guangxi and southern Hunan. Tragopan chicks can fly as soon as they hatch.
Pheasant
Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have...
found in south-east China
China
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. This large (61 cm) bird is divided into two subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
, of which the nominate race is found in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zheijiang, and Guangdong, and T. c. guangxiensis is confined to northeastern Guangxi and southern Hunan. Tragopan chicks can fly as soon as they hatch.
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Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used- Robertson, Peter (1997) Pheasants Voyageur Press, Inc.