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]
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]
Eared pheasants are pheasants from the genus Crossoptilon in the family Phasianidae.
