鸡形目

黄腹角雉 Cabot's Tragopan
Tragopan caboti

中大型雉类
雄鸟体长 61 cm，雌鸟体长约 50 cm

虹膜 /iris

褐色 /brown

嘴 /bill

灰色 /grey-brown

脚 /legs and feet

粉红色 /pinkish-red

目 │ 鸡形目GALLIFORMES 科 │ 雉科Phasianidae

野外识别 │ 雄鸟头顶具黑色和猩红色羽冠，以及橘黄色肉质角，在繁殖期发情时突出于头上，喉下有肉裾；上体浓棕色，具皮黄色大点斑，下体草黄。雌鸟棕褐色，带白色矛状细纹。

居留及分布 │ 中国特有种。全球性近危。分布于福建（武夷山）、江西南部、浙江西部及南部（乌岩岭）、广东北部（八宝山）、广西东北部（恭城）及湖南南部。南岭较少见，分布于小黄山、白马坑、第一峰、老蓬等海拔 1 000 m以上的森林中。

生境及习性 │ 栖息于海拔 600~2 000 m的亚热带针阔混交林内。以蕨类及植物的根、茎、叶、花、果为食，也吃白蚁和毛虫。尤其对交让木的果实及叶有依赖性。巢多筑于树上，呈皿状。繁殖期 4—5 月。每窝产卵 3~6 枚，卵棕土色，其间散有褐色细点。孵化期 28 天左右。

Field identification │ A stocky, blunt-tailed pheasant. On males, the face is adorned with brightly coloured horns and lappets which can be inflated during breeding displays, while the head is black and slightly crested, the crown-sides orange, the upperparts maroon-red very heavily spotted with yellowish white, and the underparts plain yellowish-white. On females, the plumage is overall dark grey-brown with pale streaks and spots, and the tail has narrow dark bars. Facial skin orange-yellow, horns pale blue, lappet orange with purple spots and cobalt-blue border when inflated.

Distribution & status │ Endemic to southeast China, where it is sparsely distributed from eastern Guangxi through northern Guangdong to Zhejiang. In Nanling, the subspecies guangxiensis occurs and is uncommon, recorded at Xiaohuangshan, Baimakeng, Diyifeng and Laopeng.

Habitat & habits │ Cabot's Tragopans occur in hill forests, usually singly or in family groups. Their food consists mainly of forest nuts, seed capsules and leaves. They nest in trees from April to May.