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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.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Species:	C. crossoptilon
Genus:	Crossoptilon
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Phasianidae
Order:	Galliformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon 312
Photo by Henry Koh

2.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
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3.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
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4.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
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5.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
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6.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
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7.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Photo by Snowyowls

8.White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Photo by Snowyowls

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White eared pheasant

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The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) belongs to the family Phasianidae. The white eared pheasants are distributed in India and China. There four subspecies of these birds. The subspecies C. c. dolani Meyer occurs in China. The subspecies C. c. drouynii occurs in Tibet in China. The subspecies C. c. crossoptilon occurs in India and china. The subspecies C. c. lichiangense is also found in China.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had categorized and evaluated these pheasant species and had listed them as 'Vulnerable'.

These birds are fairly large, male measuring 75 to 100 cm in length and weighing 2350 to 2750 grams. The tail of the males is nearly 50 cm long. The females are smaller than males and weigh between 1400 to 2000 grams. These birds are prominently whitish and white eared. The bare face skin is red. The tip of the tail and wing feathers are tipped black.

They inhabit subalpine coniferous forests are seen in the elevations between 3500 to 4500 meters. They feed on tubers, bulbs, berries and wild onions. They breed during April to June and the clutch has four to six eggs. They are monogamous.

Indian bird - White eared pheasant - Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Biological classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Genus:	Crossoptilon
Species:	C. crossoptilon
Binomial name:	Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Distribution:	alpine meadows of Himalayas;
Feeding habits:	tubers, roots, pine needles, juniper berries, wolfberries, seed pods of iris, lily and allium;
IUCN status listing:	Vulnerable

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