Temminck's tragopan
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Temminck's tragopan is a bird that eats grass seeds and insects.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Temminck's tragopan
- Scientific name
- Tragopan temminckii
- Japanese name
- ベニジュケイ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Tragopan
A member of the pheasant family that lives in dense forests, bamboo groves, rhododendron woods, and similar places.
In the breeding season, the male spreads out the blue wattle on his throat and raises blue horn-like crests on his head to show off to females.
Basic data
- Size
- Total length: males 64 cm, females 58 cm
- Weight
- males 1,362–1,447 g, females 907–1,021 g
- Diet
- Grass seeds, shrubs, and insects
- Range
- Southern China
Where the Temminck's tragopan has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ベニジュケイ
- 简体中文
- 红腹角雉
- 繁體中文
- 紅腹角雉
- 한국어
- 홍주계
- Español
- Tragopán de Temminck
- Français
- Tragopan de Temminck
- Deutsch
- Temmincktragopan
- Português (Brasil)
- Tragopã-de-cara-azul
- Italiano
- Tragopano di Temminck
- हिन्दी
- टेम्मिन्क के ट्रैगोपैन
- العربية
- تدرج تيمينك الآسيوي
- Tiếng Việt
- Gà lôi tía
- Русский
- Глазчатый трагопан
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — ベニジュケイChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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Places that keep or show the Temminck's tragopan
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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