FEATHERY FRIDAY # 21

FEATHERY FRIDAY# 21

We have found a beautiful bird with a very funny name for today’s Feathery Friday bird! We’re heading into the Himalayan Mountains to find this shy little bird! Do you have your hiking shoes and binoculars? Let’s meet…

MEET THE TEMMICK’S TRAGONPAN!

Range/Habitat: Southeast Asia/ mountains-forests

Diet: Omnivore: plants, berries, insects

Length: 25”

Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• Temmick’s Tragonpans are members of the pheasant family.
• Temmick’s tragonpans are very shy.
• Males have beautiful bright red and blue plumage on their wattles (throat area).
• Males inflate their wattles and shake them to attract females during mating season.
• Temmick’s tragonpans nest in bushes or low in trees. They make platform nests from sticks.
• They can be found in high altitudes, as high as 14, 850 ft!

These beautiful shy birds like to live high up in the mountains! It would be quite the trek to make it to the top of those mountains to see these neat little birds! Would you like to take such an adventure? We’re ready when you are!