Tragopan (Ceriornis), a genus of birds in the Pheasant family, represented by five species in India and China. They are birds of very beautiful plumage, of the most brilliant reds, browns, buffs, and lustrous blacks. There is an erectile fleshy horn on each side of the head, and a loose wattle, capable of being inflated, lies like an apron on the throat. The best-known species are the Indian Crimson Tragopan (C. satyra) and the Black-headed Tragopan (C. melanocephala), inhabiting the forests on high ranges. In courtship the male 'shows off' his beauty in an elaborate way before his desired mate. The other species are C. blythii from Upper Assam, C. caboti from south-west China, and C. temminckii from central China. The tragopans are capable of acclimatisation, and possibly domestication, in Britain.