It belongs to eared pheasant genus of the Phasianidae family of Galliformes order. Its scientific name is Crossoptilon mantchuricum (Latin), or Brown-eared pheasant (English).
It is a large-size fowl genus, with a body length of about 96 centimeters. The body feathers are mainly deep brown. The head and neck are splendid black, with auriculars in white clusters and silicle-shaped. The remiges are light brown. The waist and the base portion of rectrices are white. The rectrices are long, turning black in terminals. The central rectrices are especially long and erect, with pinnule wrapping around and drooping like dispersed hairs. The naked skin on the face is ponceau, with pink weak. The feet are coral red. Male birds have bird spurs.
Brown-eared Pheasant inhabits in bushes with much grass or arbor areas in the woods, and lodge on frondose twig during nights. It feeds on seeds, leaf buds and burgeons of pines, rubber trees, etc. It builds nests in sunken areas between pines, birches, or bushes. The average number of eggs per brood is 6 to 8. Eggs are different in color, mainly light brown and pale blue. The incubation period lasts about 24 to 25 days.
Endemic to China, Brown-eared Pheasant is mainly distributed in Shanxi, Hebeiprovinces and Beijing. The bird has been listed in Appendix I ofInternational Trade Convention on Endangered Wild Animal and Plant Species. China has established the feeding and breeding industry, to exploit its economic value.
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