Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
White Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) - HBW 2, p. 539
French: Hokki blanc
German: Schmalschwanz Ohrfasan
Spanish: Faisán Orejudo Blanco
Other common names: Tibetan Eared pheasant; Elwes's Eared pheasant (harmani)
Taxonomy: Phasianus crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838, probably west China.
Race harmani sometimes considered a distinct species. Intergrades among races reported, suggesting that several may be of dubious validity. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- harmani Elwes, 1881 - SW & SC Tibet and extreme N Arunachal Pradesh (NE India).
- drouynii J. Verreaux, 1868 - probably E Tibet.
- dolani Meyer de Schauensee, 1938 - WC China (S Qinghai).
- harmani Elwes, 1881 - SW & SC Tibet and extreme N Arunachal Pradesh (NE India).
- drouynii J. Verreaux, 1868 - probably E Tibet.
- dolani Meyer de Schauensee, 1938 - WC China (S Qinghai).
- crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838) - WC China (W Sichuan), SE Tibet and extreme NE India.
- lichiangense Delacour, 1945 - SC China (NW Yunnan).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A group of birds feeding on the snow. Locality Zhujie Monastery, Daocheng County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp crossoptilon)
John Corder 24 October 2008 2 years ago 47 sec 4.2 -
Adult individual. Locality Xiongse (Qiong Se) Monastery, Caina, Tibetan Plateau, China (Northern) (ssp harmani)
Eric Van Marck 19 August 2010 1 year ago 16 sec 4 -
A bird hand feeding. Locality Zhujie Monastery, Daocheng County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp crossoptilon)
John Corder 24 October 2007 2 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A big group walking. Locality Zhujie Monastery, Daocheng County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp crossoptilon)
John Corder 24 October 2007 2 years ago 19 sec 3.5 -
A bird calling on a dead tree Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp dolani)
John Gregory 4 August 2002 4 years ago 20 sec 3.5 -
A male calling and then walking around with another male Locality Beijing Breeding Center for Endangered Species, Beijing, China (Northern) (ssp drouynii)
John Corder 1997 4 years ago 42 sec 3.4
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A pair on the sandy aviary ground
Locality Vogelpark Niendorf, Timmendorfer Strand, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (ssp drouynii)
Johannes Pfleiderer 3 February 2009 41 weeks ago 3.5 -
Closeup
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 1 December 2008 2 years ago 1.5
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A pair giving calls Locality Switzerland
Michael C 1 January 2006 2 years ago 4
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