The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

Blyth's tragopan is located in many different areas, including Bhutan through north-east India, north Myanmar to south-east Tibet, and also China.

Tragopan blythii normally flocks to wooded areas as it prefers the undergrowth of evergreen oak and rhododendron forests, and other dark, quiet places.

It is recognized by its rusty red head, yellow facial skin, and that it is spotted with small white dots on its back called ocelli.

In this case, they may move down mountain sides for more comfortable living conditions and a readier food supply.

Mating display may involve bowing and scraping the ground with their wings slightly raised and their flesh horns fully dilated while projected forward.

[5] In north-east India, deforestation is a major factor in the decreasing population of T. blythii, as the forests are the main source of food.

[8] The biggest concern is the eleven critically endangered species for which overexploitation is believed to be the factor that the population numbers are declining.

[9] In Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, the pheasant is being hunted for food with large-scale snaring and are also regularly shot with guns and slingshots.

[10][11] High levels of grazing and slash and burn agriculture in Bhutan are also significant threats.

Conservation awareness plans need to be implemented in all areas and more people to enforce the laws that are already set in place.

With these small sub communities, which are scattered over the habitat areas of the pheasant, it is becoming more and more difficult for the birds to reproduce with the genetic differences they need to survive.

[6] The Blue Mountain National park in Mizoram, India is currently taking surveys of how many different Blyth's tragopan can be heard and seen in the area.

[12] The continuing monetization for the Blyth's tragopan is essential for the conservation management aspect of the pheasant.