Genus of birds Eared pheasant Blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) Scientific classification Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Galliformes Family: | Phasianidae Tribe: | Phasianini Genus: | Crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 Type species Crossoptilon crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 Eared pheasants are pheasants from the genus Crossoptilon in the family Phasianidae. Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species:[1] Image | Name | Common name | Distribution | | | | Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White eared pheasant | China, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet | Crossoptilon harmani | Tibetan eared pheasant | southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India | Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown eared pheasant | northeastern China (Shanxi and nearby provinces) | Crossoptilon auritum | Blue eared pheasant | central China 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] ## References[edit] 1. ^ "ITIS Report: Crossoptilon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 April 2015. 2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. 3. ^ McGowan, Phil; Madge, Steve (2010). Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse: Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 312\. ISBN 0-7136-3966-0. * v * t * e Phasianidae * Kingdom: Animalia * Phylum: Chordata * Class: Aves * Order: Galliformes Subfamily Phasianinae | Tribe Lerwini| | Lerwa| * Snow partridge (L. lerwa) | Tribe Ithaginini| | Ithaginis| * Blood pheasant (I. cruentus) | Tribe Lophophorini| | Tragopan| * Blyth's tragopan (T. blythii) * Cabot's tragopan (T. caboti) * Western tragopan (T. melanocephalus) * Satyr tragopan (T. satyra) * Temminck's tragopan (T. temminckii) | Tetraophasis| * Verreaux's monal-partridge (T. obscurus) * Szechenyi's monal-partridge (T. szechenyii) Lophophorus| * Himalayan monal (L. impejanus) * Sclater's monal (L. sclateri) * Chinese monal (L. lhuysii) Tribe Pucrasiini| | Pucrasia| * Koklass pheasant (P. macrolopha) | Tribe Meleagridini| | Meleagris| * Wild turkey (M. gallopavo) * Ocellated turkey (M. ocellata) * † Californian turkey (M. californica) | Tribe Tetraonini Grouse| | Canachites| * Spruce grouse (C. canadensis) * Franklin's grouse (C. canadensis franklinii) | Falcipennis| * Siberian grouse (F. falcipennis) Dendragapus| * Dusky grouse (D. obscurus) * Sooty grouse (D. fuliginosus) Lagopus| * Willow ptarmigan (L. lagopus) * Red grouse (L. l. scotica) * Rock ptarmigan (L. muta) * White-tailed ptarmigan (L. leucura) Tetrao| * Western capercaillie (T. urogallus) * Cantabrian capercaillie (T. u. cantabricus) * Black-billed capercaillie (T. urogalloides) Lyrurus| * Black grouse (L. tetrix) * Caucasian grouse (L. mlokosiewiczi) Tetrastes| * Hazel grouse (T. bonasia) * Chinese grouse (T. sewerzowi) Bonasa| * Ruffed grouse (B. umbellus) Centrocercus| * Greater sage-grouse (C. urophasianus) * Gunnison grouse (C. minimus) Tympanuchus| * Sharp-tailed grouse (T. phasianellus) * Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (T. p. columbianus) * Greater prairie chicken (T. cupido) * Heath hen (extinct) * Attwater's prairie chicken (T. c. attwateri) * Lesser prairie chicken (T. pallidicinctus) Tribe Rhizotherini| | Rhizothera| * Long-billed partridge (R. longirostris) * Dulit partridge (R. dulitensis) | Tribe Phasianini| | Perdix| * Grey partridge (P. perdix) * Daurian partridge (P. dauurica) * Tibetan partridge (P. hodgsoniae) | Syrmaticus| * Elliot's pheasant (S. ellioti) * Mrs. Hume's pheasant (S. humiae) * Mikado pheasant (S. mikado) * Copper pheasant (S. soemmerringi) * Reeve's pheasant (S. reevesi) Chrysolophus| * Lady Amherst's pheasant (C. amherstiae) * Golden pheasant (C. pictus) Phasianus| * Common pheasant (P. colchicus) * Green pheasant (P. versicolor) Catreus| * Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi) Crossoptilon| * Blue eared pheasant (C. auritum) * White eared pheasant (C. crossoptilon) * Tibetan eared pheasant (C. harmani) * Brown eared pheasant (C.mantchuricum) Lophura| * Bulwer's pheasant (L. bulweri) * Siamese fireback (L. diardi) * Edward's pheasant (L. edwardsi) * Crestless fireback (L. erythrophthalma) * Vietnamese pheasant (L. hatinhensis) * Crested fireback (L. ignita) * Imperial pheasant (L. imperialis) * Salvadori's pheasant (L. inornata) * Hoogerwerf's pheasant (L. i. hoogerwerfi) * Kalij pheasant (L. leucomelanos) * Silver pheasant (L. nycthemera) * Swinhoe's pheasant (L. swinhoii) Subfamily Rollulinae | Xenoperdix| * Rubeho forest partridge (X. obscuratus) * Udzungwa forest partridge (X. udzungwensis) | Caloperdix| * Ferruginous partridge (C. oculeus) Rollulus| * Crested partridge (R. rouloul) Melanoperdix| * Black partridge (M. niger) Arborophila| * Hill partridge (A. torqueola) * Sichuan partridge (A. rufipectus) * Chestnut-breasted partridge (A. mandellii) * White-necklaced partridge (A. gingica) * Rufous-throated partridge (A. rufogularis) * Red-billed partridge (A.a rubrirostris) * Siamese partridge (A. diversa) * Chestnut-headed partridge (A. cambodiana) * Hainan partridge (A. ardens) * Taiwan partridge (A. crudigularis) * White-cheeked partridge (A. atrogularis) * Bar-backed partridge (A. brunneopectus) * Orange-necked partridge (A. davidi) * Red-breasted partridge (A. hyperythra) * Malayan partridge (A. campbelli) * Roll's partridge (A. rolli) * Sumatran partridge (A. sumatrana) * Chestnut-bellied partridge (A. javanica) * Grey-breasted partridge (A. orientalis) Subfamily Pavoninae | Tribe Pavonini| | Rheinardia| * Vietnamese crested argus (R. ocellata) * Malayan crested argus (R. nigrescens) | Argusianus| * Great argus (A. argus) Afropavo| * Congo peafowl (A. congensis) Pavo| * Indian peafowl (P. cristatus) * Green peafowl (P. muticus) Tropicoperdix| * Chestnut-necklaced partridge (T. charltonii) * Green-legged partridge (T. chloropus) Tribe Polyplectronini| | Haematortyx| * Crimson-headed partridge (H. sanguiniceps) | Galloperdix| * Red spurfowl (G. spadicea) * Painted spurfowl (G. lunulata) * Sri Lanka spurfowl (G. bicalcarata) Polyplectron| * Grey peacock-pheasant (P. bicalcaratum) * Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant (P. chalcurum) * Palawan peacock-pheasant (P. emphanum) * Germain's peacock-pheasant (P. germaini) * Mountain peacock-pheasant (P. inopinatum) * Hainan peacock-pheasant (P. katsumatae) * Malayan peacock-pheasant (P. malacense) * Bornean peacock-pheasant (P. schleiermacheri) Tribe Gallini| | Bambusicola| * Mountain bamboo partridge (B. fytchii) * Chinese bamboo partridge (B. thoracicus) * Taiwan bamboo partridge (B. sonorivox) | Gallus| * Red junglefowl (G. gallus) * Sri Lankan junglefowl (G. lafayetii) * Grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii) * Green junglefowl (G. varius) Peliperdix| * Latham's francolin (P. lathami) Ortygornis| * Crested francolin (O. sephaena) * Grey francolin (O. pondicerianus) * Swamp francolin (O. gularis) Francolinus| * Black francolin (F. francolinus) * Painted francolin (F. pictus) * Chinese francolin (F. pintadeanus) Campocolinus| * Coqui francolin (C. coqui) * White-throated francolin, (C. albogularis) * Schlegel's francolin (C. schlegelii) Scleroptila| * Ring-necked francolin (S. streptophora) * Red-winged francolin (S. levaillantii) * Finsch's francolin (S. finschi) * Moorland francolin (S. psilolaema) * Grey-winged francolin (S. afra) * Orange River francolin (S. gutturalis) * Shelley's francolin (S. shelleyi) Tribe Coturnicini| | Tetraogallus| * Caucasian snowcock (T. caucasicus) * Caspian snowcock (T. caspius) * Himalayan snowcock (T. himalayensis) * Tibetan snowcock (T. tibetanus) * Altai snowcock (T. altaicus) | Ammoperdix| * See-see partridge (A. griseogularis) * Sand partridge (A. heyi) Synoicus| * Brown quail (S. ypsilophorus) * Snow Mountain quail (S. monorthonyx) * Blue quail (S. adansonii) * King quail (S. chinensis) Margaroperdix| * Madagascar partridge (M. madagarensis) Coturnix| * Rain quail (C. coromandelica) * Harlequin quail (C. delegorguei) * Common quail (C. coturnix) * Japanese quail (C. japonica) * Stubble quail (C. pectoralis) Alectoris| * Arabian partridge (A. melanocephala) * Przevalski's partridge (A. magna) * Rock partridge (A. graeca) * Chukar partridge (A. chukar) * Philby's partridge (A. philbyi) * Barbary partridge (A. barbara) * Red-legged partridge (A. rufa) Perdicula| * Jungle bush quail (P. asiatica) * Rock bush quail (P. argoondah) * Painted bush quail (P. erythrorhyncha) * Manipur bush quail (P. manipurensis) Ophrysia| * Himalayan quail (O. superciliosa) (possibly extinct) Pternistis| * Hartlaub's spurfowl (P. hartlaubi) * Mount Cameroon spurfowl (P. camerunensis) * Handsome spurfowl (P. nobilis) * Chestnut-naped spurfowl (P. castaneicollis) * Black-fronted spurfowl (P. atrifrons) * Erckel's spurfowl (P. erckelii) * Djibouti spurfowl (P. ochropectus) * Swierstra's spurfowl (P. swierstrai) * Ahanta spurfowl (P. ahantensis) * Grey-striped spurfowl (P. griseostriatus) * Jackson's spurfowl (P. jacksoni) * Red-billed spurfowl (P. adspersus) * Cape spurfowl (P. capensis) * Natal spurfowl (P. natalensis) * Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) * Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) * Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) * Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus) * Clapperton's spurfowl (P. clappertoni) * Harwood's spurfowl (P. harwoodi) * Swainson's spurfowl (P. swainsonii) * Yellow-necked spurfowl (P. leucoscepus) * Grey-breasted spurfowl (P. rufopictus) * Red-necked spurfowl (P. afer) 185 living species in 32 genera Taxon identifiers| * Wikidata: Q839855 * Wikispecies: Crossoptilon * ADW: Crossoptilon * BOLD: 88887 * GBIF: 2474097 * iNaturalist: 1166 * IRMNG: 1011133 * ITIS: 176070 * NBN: NHMSYS0020930119 * NCBI: 9095 | *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template *[†]: Extinct