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The '''eared pheasants''' are birds in the genus '''''Crossoptilon''''' in the [[Phasianidae]] |
The '''eared pheasants''' are birds in the genus '''''Crossoptilon''''' in the family [[Phasianidae]]. Established by [[Brian Houghton Hodgson]] in 1838, the genus contains four species:<ref name = "ITIS"/> |
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The name ''Crossoptilon'' is a combination of the [[Greek language|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”.<ref name = "Jobling"/> All are large, [[monomorphism|sexually monomorphic]] and found in [[China]].<ref name = "McGowan"/> |
The name ''Crossoptilon'' is a combination of the [[Greek language|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”.<ref name = "Jobling"/> All are large, [[monomorphism|sexually monomorphic]] and found in [[China]].<ref name = "McGowan"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Phasianini |
| Genus: | Crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 |
The eared pheasants are birds in the genus Crossoptilon in the family Phasianidae. Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species:[1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White eared pheasant | China, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet |
| Crossoptilon harmani | Tibetan eared pheasant | southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India | |
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Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown eared pheasant | northeastern China (Shanxi and nearby provinces) |
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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]
References
- ^ "ITIS Report: Crossoptilon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ McGowan, Phil; Madge, Steve (2010). Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse: Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 312. ISBN 0-7136-3966-0.