Tibetan Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
86 cm

First Described (Guide)
Elwes, 1881

Habitat
Tall dense scrub in dry river valleys, the borders of mixed broadleaved and coniferous forest, coniferous forest, and grassy hill slopes. From 3,000 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB).

Unknown to India (B) (NB).

South-western and south-central Tibet and extreme northern Arunachal Pradesh (north-eastern India).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Deforestation and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Tibetan Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) [XC491213]
by id from Monastery south of Lhasa, China (call)

Tibetan Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) [XC68050]
by Frank Lambert from 1 hour from Lhasa, China (song)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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