Brown eared pheasant
| Brown eared pheasant | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Crossoptilon |
| Species: | C. mantchuricum
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| Crossoptilon mantchuricum R. Swinhoe,1863
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Thebrown eared pheasant(Crossoptilon mantchuricum) is a large, 96– to 100-cm-long, dark brownpheasantendemic to the mountain forests of northeasternChina(Shanxiand nearby provinces). The species wasfirst describedbyRobert Swinhoein 1863. It has stiff white ear coverts behind the eyes, which look like amoustache.The crown is black with red bare facial skin and its tail of 22 elongated, white feathers is curved, loose and dark-tipped. Both sexes are similar in plumage.
The rarest member in the genusCrossoptilon,its diet consists mainly of roots, bulbs, and plant matter. The female lays five to eight large, pale stone green eggs, which take 28 days to hatch.
Due to isolated populations,deforestation,and poaching (despite being a protected species), the brown eared pheasant is evaluated asvulnerableon theIUCN Red List of Threatened Species.It is listed on Appendix I ofCITES.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Crossoptilon mantchuricum".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22679299A92809690.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679299A92809690.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Appendices | CITES".cites.org.Retrieved2022-01-14.