Like the Western Tragopan, it does not extend its range above the tree line.

The largest population of the endangered Western Tragopan can be found in the valley.

The Western Tragopan is mostly arboreal but feeds on the ground.

The Western Tragopan is considered the rarest of all living pheasants.

Palas, Kohistan, has a significant population of Western Tragopan.

He made a deal with God, that if he caught a glimpse of the infamous Western Tragopan on film, he would embrace Islam.

Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)

Representing the endemic bird area D02 of Western Himalaya, the Western Tragopan has been described as a range-restricted species.

Himachal Pradesh has around 1200 bird and 359 animal species, including the leopard, snow leopard (State animal), ghoral, musk deer and Western Tragopan.

This uniqueness of the mountains system also results in rich flora and fauna and therefore gives home to unique species such as the Western Tragopan pheasant and the Snow Leopard.

The Western Tragopan or Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium sized brightly plumaged pheasant found along the Himalayas.

The threatened ones include Asiatic black bear, Himalayan brown bear, Indian wolf, Kashmir gray langur, Kashmir red deer, markhor, Rhesus macaque, Siberian ibex, smooth-coated otter, Snow Leopard and white-bellied musk deer, bird species of cheer pheasant, peregrine falcon, western tragopan.

The Western Tragopan or Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium sized brightly plumaged pheasant found along the Himalayas.

Mohammad Naeem Awan: Status of the Vulnerable Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) in Jhelum Valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.