Cabot's Tragopan
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| Cabot's Tragopan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Tragopan |
| Species: | T. caboti |
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| Tragopan caboti (Gould, 1857) |
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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.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Robertson (1997) p.14
[edit] Other sources
- BirdLife International (2006). Tragopan caboti. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
- Robertson, Peter (1997) Pheasants Voyageur Press, Inc.
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