Tragopan satyra
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) also known as the crimson horned pheasant, is a pheasant found in the Himalayan reaches of India, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. They reside in moist oak and rhododendron forests with dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps. They range from 2400 to 4200 meters in summer and 1800 meters in winter. The male is about 70 cm long.
When it is mating season, male satyr tragopans grow blue horns and a gular wattle. When ready to display, they will inflate their horns and hide behind a rock, waiting for females to pass by. When one does, they will perform an elaborate display in front of the females. At the end of the display, the male will stretch to his full height and show off all of his ornaments.
Females are brown. Males are usually red with blue, black, and white spots and freckles. Although the least threatened of the tragopans, satyr tragopans still face many threats. The species is thought to have a moderately small population that is subject to hunting and habitat loss throughout most of its range.
In 1750 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the satyr tragopan in the third volume of his A Natural... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 4 | Zoobotánico Jerez | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Poznań Nowe Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Tallinn Zoo | 🇪🇪 Estonia | |
| 7 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Turtle Back Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Frankfurt Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Motithang Takin Preserve | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 14 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 15 | Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 16 | Zoo d'Upie | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Small Breeds Farm Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Central Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Avifauna | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Zoo de Lourosa | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 22 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 23 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 24 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 25 | hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Satyr Tragopan sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 145th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Satyr Tragopan in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Satyr Tragopan sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Langtang National Park, in our data
Langtang National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Satyr Tragopan sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Satyr Tragopan that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Himalayan Monal (about 30%), Kalij Pheasant (about 20%) and Common Hill Partridge (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Satyr Tragopan is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
