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White Eared-Pheasant
Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)
The genus Crosssoptilon comprises four distinct ecological species of "Eared Pheasants", so named because of their prominent ear tufts. Among them, White Eared Pheasants (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) are so called because they are white, but not because they have white ears. They are called Shagga, meaning Snow Fowl, by indigenous Himalayan peoples. These gregarious birds live in large flocks, foraging on alpine meadows close to or above the snowline throughout the year. White Eared pheasants tend to fly a great deal more than their close relatives, the brown eared and blue eared pheasants. All three ecological species are obliged to hover or volplane over deep snow. They do this with the aid of their great wide tails. Eared pheasants move across deep snow by whirring their wings and fluttering close to the ground, and supporting their weight on their retrices, leave characteristic if somewhat other worldly appearing tracks. Eared pheasant flight is often described as poor by the hunter collectors of the 18th century who used dogs to beat the birds from the ground for shooting. Eared Pheasants do not waste their energy on flying when quadrupeds take after them because they have adapted many defensive escape behaviors that do not require flight. When one lives with Eared Pheasants in their natural environment or free ranging in snowy environments, one is surprised at their aptitude for sustained flight- movements that only take them a few hundred yards at a time but in the snowy seasons this is significant nonetheless. This ability to cover large areas by flight is reminiscent of Ptarmigans, Sage Grouse and Syrmaticus Pheasants, all of which inhabit snowy regions and are obliged to forage for food by means of sustained flight during winter. Like these species, the White Eared Pheasant lacks a prominent trailing wing notch. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Crossoptilon
Scientific:
Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Citation:
(Hodgson, 1838)
Reference:
J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal p.864
Protonym:
Phasianus crossoptilon
Avibase ID:
D39EDBF11CD8DA49
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D39EDBF1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176072
Geographic range:
- Crossoptilon crossoptilon crossoptilon: SW China (w Sichuan) to se Tibet and extreme ne India
- Crossoptilon crossoptilon dolani: W-central China (s Qinghai)
- Crossoptilon crossoptilon drouynii: Montane forests of e Tibet
- Crossoptilon crossoptilon lichiangense: S-central China (nw Yunnan)
Source: Clements checklist
White Eared-Pheasant
Catalan:
Faisà mostatxut blanc
Czech:
bažant tibetský
Danish:
Hvid Ørefasan
German:
Weißer Ohrfasan
Spanish:
Faisán orejudo blanco
Spanish (Spain):
Faisán Orejudo Blanco
Finnish:
valkokorvafasaani
French:
Hokki blanc
Croatian:
bijeli fazan
Hungarian:
fehér fülesfácán
Italian:
Fagiano orecchiuto bianco
Japanese (romaji):
shiromimikiji
Japanese:
シロミミキジ
Lithuanian:
baltasis ausytasis fazanas
Dutch:
Witte Oorfazant
Norwegian:
Hvitfasan
Polish:
uszak bialy
Portuguese:
Faisão-orelhudo-branco
Russian:
Белый ушастый фазан
Slovak:
uškáň biely
Serbian:
Belouhi fazan
Swedish:
vit öronfasan
Ukrainian:
Фазан-вухань білий
Chinese:
白马鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
白馬雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hokki blanc ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hokki blanc ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: White Eared-Pheasant (White) ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White Eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White Eared-Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White Eared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Crossoptilon crossoptilon [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Crossoptilon crossoptilon [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Crossoptilon [crossoptilon or harmani]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Faisà mostatxut argentat, Faisà mostatxut blanc
Czech: Bažant tibetský
Danish: Hvid Ørefasan
German: Schmalschwanz-Ohrfasan, Schmalsschwanz-Ohrfasan, Weisser Ohrfasan
English: Eared Pheasant, Tibetan Eared Pheasant, Tibetan Eared-Pheasant, White Eared Pheasant, White Eared-Pheasant, White Eared-Pheasant (White)
English (IOC): White Eared Pheasant
Spanish: Faisán Blanco, Faisán Orejudo Blanco
Spanish (Spain): Faisán Orejudo Blanco, Faisán Orejudo Blanco [crossoptilon Group]
Spanish (HBW): White Eared-Pheasant (White)
Estonian: valge-kõrvukfaasan
Finnish: Valkokorvafasaani
French: Faisan oreillard blanc, Hoki blanc, Hokki blanc, Hokki blanc (nominal), Hokki blanc [crossoptilon]
Croatian: bijeli fazan
Hungarian: fehér fülesfácán
Icelandic: Eyrfasani [crossoptilon hópur]
Italian: Fagiano orecchiuto bianco
Japanese (romaji): shiromimikiji, shiromimikiji (crossoptilon guru-pu)
Japanese: シロミミキジ, シロミミキジ (crossoptilon グループ), シロミミキヂ
Scientific: Crossoptilon crossoptilon, Crossoptilon crossoptilon [crossoptilon Group], Crossoptilon crossoptilon crossoptilon, Phasianus crossoptilon
Lithuanian: Baltasis ausuotasis fazanas, baltasis ausytasis fazanas
Latvian: baltais ausfazāns
Dutch: Witte oorfazant, Witte oorfazant (crossoptilon groep)
Norwegian: Hvitfasan, hvitfasan (crossoptilon gr.)
Polish: Uszak białolicy, uszak bialy, uszak biały
Portuguese: Faisão-orelhudo-branco
Russian: Белый ушастый фазан
Slovak: uškáň biely
Serbian: Belouhi fazan, Belouhi fazan [crossoptilon grupa]
Swedish: Vit öronfasan
Turkish: Kulaklı Beyaz Sülün
Ukrainian: Фазан-вухань білий
Chinese: 白马鸡, 藏马鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 白馬雞
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