Question

Which of the following is the state bird of Himachal Pradesh?
1. Sparrow
2. Monal
3. Peacock
4. Western Tragopen

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Western Tragopen

Explanation:
State Symbols of Himachal Pradesh

Symbol	Name	Scientific Name
Animal	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia
Bird	Western tragopan	Tragopan melanocephalus
Fish	Golden Mahseer	Tor putitora
Flower	Bell Rhododendron	Rhododendron campanulatum
Fruit	Apple	Malus Domestica
Tree	Deodar cedar	Cedrus deodara

Western Tragopan

• The Western Tragopan or Western Horned Tragopan is a medium-sized brightly plumed pheasant.
• It is found along the Himalayas from the north-eastern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan in the west to Uttarakhand within India to the east.
• The species is highly endangered and globally threatened.
• The State Wildlife Board meeting in 2007 decided to crown western tragopan (tragopan melanocephalus), locally known as Jujurana.