Blue-eared pheasant [1] ( lat. Crossoptilon auritum ) is a bird of the pheasant family.
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Distribution
Distributed in the mountain forests of central China .
Description
This is a fairly large bird, in length reaches 96 cm or more. The plumage is gray-blue, the wreath on the head is dark purple, the beak and long neck feathers are white.
Ecology
This pheasant feeds mainly on berries and vegetable vegetation.
Notes
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 58. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
Links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Crossoptilon auritum (English) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- Breeding blue eared pheasant