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The White eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) belongs to the family Phasianidae under the order Galliformes.
White eared pheasant taxonomy
The Phasianidae is a family of ground-living birds like partridges, tragopans, junglefowls, peafowls and chickens.The family Phasianidae was first introduced by Thomas Horsfield M.D. (May 12, 1773 – July 24, 1859), an American physician and naturalist, in the year 1821.
The family Phasianidae is tentatively divided into four subfamilies, viz., Perdicinae, Meleagridinae, Phasianinae and Tetraoninae. The subfamily Phasianinae was described by Thomas Horsfield.
The subfamily Phasianinae comprises sixteen genera, including genus Crossoptilon. The genus Crossoptilon was introduced by Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 – 23 May 1894), a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist, in the year 1838.
The genus Crossoptilon is polytypic and comprises four species including Crossoptilon crossoptilon. The species Crossoptilon crossoptilon was introduced by Brian Houghton Hodgson, in the year 1838.
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| Binomial name: | Crossoptilon crossoptilon |
| Species: | C. crossoptilon |
| Genus: | Crossoptilon |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon 312 Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 2.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 3.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 4.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 5.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 6.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Henry Koh |
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| 7.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Snowyowls |
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| 8.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon Photo by Snowyowls |
1.White eared pheasant photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/40733000164/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
2.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/26576047737/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
3.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/39638432610/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
4.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/26576047467/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
5.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/41404606132/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/40732999474/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Henry Koh | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/29/18
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteEaredPheasant.jpg (cropped)
Author: Snowyowls | License: CC BY-SA 1.0 as on 5/29/18
8.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteEaredPheasantHead.jpg (cropped)
Author: Snowyowls | License: CC BY-SA 1.0 as on 5/29/18
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