Horned Tragopan is a shy bird with secretive behavior, inhabits open Hasimari in AJandK (Whale, 1996 Awan, 2010 Ali et al., 2015). ![]() National Park, Salkhalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Pir Chinasi and Pir Valley and adjacent areas of Kohistan, Kaghan valley in KPK, Machiara In Pakistan, Western Tragopan is distributed in and around Palas To Garhwal (Birdlife International, 2001). (AJandK), 3) Kishtwar and Chamba (Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh), 4) BeasĬatchment in Kulu Valley (Himachal Pradesh) and 5) East of Sutlej River Valley (Kohistan), 2) Kaghan and Neelum Valley (Azad Jammu and Kashmir Its populations is found in five isolated regions 1) Palas North Pakistan through Jammu and Kashmir to Garhwal in India (Ramesh etĪl., 1999). Tragopan is endemic to North-western Himalayas ranging from Hazara in However, there is noĬlear demarcation between young females and males (Zaman, 2008). Patches and central white streaks on feathers. Female of Western Tragopan pheasant has black Kg) than female body length 60 - 65 cm 1 Kg to 1.7 Kg) (Ashraf et al.,Ģ004 Zaman, 2008). Male is larger in size (body length 65-75 cm weight 1.9Kg to 2.3 ![]() Give territorial calls usually at dawn in the early spring (Roberts, Pheasants have naked throat (lappets) and use to attract females duringīreeding season (Ramesh et al., 1999). However, there is no clearĭemarcation between young females and males (Zaman, 2008). melanocephalus) is brilliantly plumaged, ground dwellingīird that shows high sexual dimorphism (Birdlife International, 2015).įemale of Western Tragopan pheasant has black patches and central white Of different ethnic groups in Asia (Fuller and Garson, 2000). Over the centuries such as art, religion, social customs, and folklore Internationally and have been absorbed into human cultural traditions Significant material benefits to human populations, both locally and Vulnerable to deforestation and habitat degradation. Pheasants are largely dependent on forested habitats, making them Keywords: Western Tragopan, relative population density index, call Western Tragopan may be recovering in Machiara National Park as a result This study provides a preliminary indication that population of Suitable habitat containing dense vegetation, less disturbance by humansĪnd their livestock as compared to Behri and Serli Sacha. Comparatively larger relative populationĭensity index of Western Tragopan at Machiara can be attributed to more A total of 32 birds wereĮstimated at three sites. The estimated number of adult birds in Machiara was 16, atīehri was 6 and at Serli Sacha 10 birds. melanocephalus at Machiara was 4.37īirds/Km2 at Machiara, 2.14 birds/Km2 at Behri and 1.52 birds/Km2 at The finding of this study showed that relative Points) and Serli Sacha (4 vantage points) of Machiara National Park,Īzad Jammu and Kashmir. Vantage points i.e., Machiara (7 vantage points), Behri (3 vantage Through employing call count method at three sites and 14 selected ![]()
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