Crossoptilon
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| Blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) | |
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Crossoptilon
Hodgson, 1838
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Crossoptilon is a genus of pheasants in the Phasianidae family. Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species:[1]
- White eared pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon
- Tibetan eared pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani
- Brown eared pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum
- Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum
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]
