North-eastern China. Now restricted to five widely separated areas, of which four are reserves: three in Shanxi and one in Hebei; one population recently found close to Beijing.
 
Population
Estimated population is 5,000 - 17,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destrction and degradation through deforestation for agriculture and urban development, logging and livestock-grazing are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Utters high-pitched, raucous calls and call transliterated 'Trip-c-r-r-r-r-r-ah!' of variable length (sometimes abrupt, occasionally drawn out for about 60 seconds), increasing in pitch and volume.
Brown Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) [XC793502]
by id from \u5c0f\u9f99\u95e8\u56fd\u5bb6\u68ee\u6797\u516c\u56ed,Beijing,China, China (call)
Brown Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) [XC111770]
by Frank Lambert from Xuanzhong Si (Temple), Jiaocheng, Shanxi Province, China (call)