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+ | [[Image:Brown_Eared_PheasantJames_Eaton.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br>Shanxi, [[Tibet]]]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 100cm | ||
+ | *Brown | ||
+ | *Black head | ||
+ | *White "ears" | ||
+ | *Red facial skin | ||
+ | *Black neck | ||
+ | *Grey tail<br /> | ||
+ | Sexes similar<br /> | ||
+ | '''Juvenile''': mottled brown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | North-eastern [[China]] (Liaoning and Shanxi). | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Montane forests. | Montane forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | ====Diet==== |
+ | The diet includes roots, plants, buds, seeds, fruit, worms and insects. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest on the ground. The clutch of 5-8 pale green eggs is incubated by the female for 28 days. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crossoptilon+mantchuricum}} | {{GSearch|Crossoptilon+mantchuricum}} | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crossoptilon]] |
Latest revision as of 01:19, 30 April 2020
- Crossoptilon mantchuricum
Identification
100cm
- Brown
- Black head
- White "ears"
- Red facial skin
- Black neck
- Grey tail
Sexes similar
Juvenile: mottled brown
Distribution
North-eastern China (Liaoning and Shanxi).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes roots, plants, buds, seeds, fruit, worms and insects.
Breeding
They nest on the ground. The clutch of 5-8 pale green eggs is incubated by the female for 28 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Eared Pheasant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Eared_Pheasant