Temminck’s Tragopan is a pheasant of mountain forests. Males show a blue face and spotted russet plumage, and display during courtship.
Males have a blue face, a red wattle and a russet body with white spots. Females are mostly brown.
Temminck’s Tragopan occurs in the mountains of China and is active by day. Its day includes periods of greater activity, with differences between males and females.
A paper combining camera surveys conducted intermittently during 2010–2015 in Hubei’s Shennongjia reserve analysed 295 independent photographic records. Males peaked at 06:00–08:00 and females at 10:00–12:00, revealing different morning schedules in the same mountain landscape.
Photographic frequency was higher from April to September and highest in May. Sites recording human disturbance showed bird peaks in the early morning and late afternoon. These records reveal variation associated with sex, season and human activity.
IUCN Red List (BirdLife listing) · Least Concern · Global
BirdLife’s IUCN category table lists Temminck’s Tragopan as globally Least Concern. The Shennongjia observations relate activity timing to sites of human disturbance, making the location and timing of human access relevant considerations alongside habitat protection.