红腹角雉（学名Tragopan temminckii），别名寿鸡、背水鸡、娃娃鸡、角角鸡、吐绶鸟、吐绶鸡、绶鸟、鹝，是一种中等体型的角雉，体长可达64厘米。雄鸟羽毛颜色为深红色，并带有白色斑点，喙黑色，腿粉色，面部为裸露的蓝色。雌鸟羽毛则为褐色，带白色斑点。雄鸟的下巴长有彩色的肉裙，平时收拢，发情时向下展开，宛若口吐绶带，所以古人称之为“吐绶鸡”、“吐绶鸟”。然而现代人却把不会“吐绶”的火鸡为“吐绶鸡”。
外表与红胸角雉相似，食物以浆果、草和植株为主。
参考
- BirdLife International. Tragopan temminckii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. [11 May 2006]. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- 红腹角雉的图片
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