Eared pheasant
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Eared pheasants are pheasants from the genus Crossoptilon in the family Phasianidae.
Species
Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species:[1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Crossoptilon crossoptilon, Garzê Tibetan AP, Sichuan 9S3A4164.jpg | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White eared pheasant | China, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet |
| Crossoptilon harmani | Tibetan eared pheasant | southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India | |
| File:Crossoptilon mantchuricum -USA -captive-8a.jpg | Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown eared pheasant | northeastern China (Shanxi and nearby provinces) |
| File:Pheasant at Sudeley Castle (5109).jpg | Crossoptilon auritum | Blue eared pheasant | central China |
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The name Crossoptilon is a combination of the Greek words krossoi, meaning "fringe" and Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "feather"— a name Hodgson felt particularly applied to the white eared pheasant "distinguished amongst all its congeners by its ample fringe-like plumage, the dishevelled quality of which is communicated even to the central tail feathers".[2] All are large, sexually monomorphic and found in China.[3]
References
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