Eared pheasant
Genus of birds
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Eared pheasants are pheasants from the genus Crossoptilon in the family Phasianidae.
| Eared pheasant | |
|---|---|
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| Blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Phasianini |
| Genus: | Crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Phasianus crossoptilon (Hodgson), 1838 | |
Species
Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species:[1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White eared pheasant | China, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet |
| Crossoptilon harmani | Tibetan eared pheasant | southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India | |
 | Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown eared pheasant | northeastern China (Shanxi and nearby provinces) |
.jpg) | Crossoptilon auritum | Blue eared pheasant | central China |
The name Crossoptilon is a combination of the Greek words krossoi, meaning "fringe" and ptilon, 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]