Photographic record of Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii (Gray, 1831) (Aves: Galliformes: Phasianidae) from eastern Bhutan: an evidence of its westward range expansion

Abstract

We report the second photographic evidence of Temminck’s Tragopan Tragopan temminckii from Bhutan. Inhabiting warm broadleaved forest at an elevation of 2,952m, the species photo captured in a camera trap was much westward than its previous record, indicating westward range expansion of this rare and elusive bird.

Photographic evidence for Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli, 1769, Trochalopteron squamatum (Gould, 1835) and Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves: Passeriformes) in the Pokhara Valley of Kaski district, Nepal

“…Accurate photographic documentation can play a vital role in providing the necessary records (Areson, 1988) as well as establishing without doubt the presence of particular species in any single locality. Such information also helps the relevant organizations involved in ornithological conservation management and updates the species factsheets (Dorji et al, 2021). This study confirms the record of Emberiza melanocephala, Trochalopteron squamatum and Lonchura malacca in the Pokhara Valley through the means of photography.…”