Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑头角雉 |
| Czech | satyr černohlavý |
| Dutch | Zwartkapsaterhoen |
| English | Western Tragopan |
| English (United States) | Western Tragopan |
| French | Tragopan de Hastings |
| French (French Guiana) | Tragopan de Hastings |
| German | Schwarzkopftragopan |
| Japanese | ハイイロジュケイ |
| Norwegian | juvelfasan |
| Polish | tragopan rudolicy |
| Russian | Черноголовый трагопан |
| Serbian | Mrki tragopan |
| Slovak | tragopan čiernohlavý |
| Spanish | Tragopán Dorsigrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tragopán dorsigrís |
| Swedish | västlig tragopan |
| Turkish | Karaca Tragopan |
| Ukrainian | Трагопан чорноголовий |
Tragopan melanocephalus ("Gray, JE", 1829)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Melanocephalus
"Gray, JE", 1829. Anim.Kingd.[Griffith] 8, p.29.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Almorah, India.
Definitions
- TRAGOPAN
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 2, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 2, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.westra1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 2, 2015
- Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.