Blue Eared Pheasant
Crossoptilon auritum(Pallas, PS, 1811)
English (US) Blue Eared Pheasant
The Blue Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: montane forest of north-central ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crossoptilon auritum
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Eared Pheasant
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus auritus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
- Type locality
- Interior of China.
- Original description
- Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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