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Tibetan eared pheasant

Crossoptilon harmani Elwes, 1881

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The tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.73 kg to 2.55 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tibetan eared pheasant

Weight
1.73 kg – 2.55 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
24 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
6 – 7src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the tibetan eared pheasant

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Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
Daniel Giraud Elliot · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the tibetan eared pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the tibetan eared pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani), also called Elwes' eared pheasant, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae found in southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India, usually between 3,000 and 5,000 m (9,800 and 16,400 ft) elevation, but has been seen down to 2,280 m (7,500 ft) in winter. The species is named after Henry John Harman.

Their natural habitats are boreal and temperate forests. Seen in bushy and grassy clearings, rhododendron thickets, and tall dense scrub in valleys, these birds are threatened by habitat destruction and hunting. They form monogamous pair bonds in the spring. Their eggs are laid from May to July, and incubated by the females.

From the Wikipedia article “Tibetan eared pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tibetan_eared_pheasant&oldid=1350555955), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the tibetan eared pheasant endangered?

The tibetan eared pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the tibetan eared pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusCrossoptilon
  7. SpeciesCrossoptilon harmani Elwes, 1881

Synonyms Crossoptilon crossoptilon harmani

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Elwes' eared pheasantEnglish
  • Tibetan eared-pheasantEnglish
  • Tibetan eared-pheasantEnglish
  • Tibetan eared-pheasantEnglish
  • تدرج ذو الأذنين التبتيArabic
  • Тибетски ушат фазанBulgarian
  • faisà mostatxut grisCatalan
  • bažant popelavýCzech
  • Bažant pradéšskýCzech
  • ffesant glustiog TibetWelsh
  • Tibet ØrefasanDanish
  • TibetohrfasanGerman
  • Grauer OhrfasanGerman
  • tibeta orelfazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán orejudo grisSpanish
  • Faisán Orejudo TibetanoSpanish
  • hall-kõrvukfaasanEstonian
  • tiibetinfasaaniFinnish
  • harmaakorvafasaaniFinnish
  • Hokki du TibetFrench
  • tibetski fazanCroatian
  • tibeti fülesfácánHungarian
  • Fagiano orecchiuto del TibetItalian
  • チベットシロミミキジJapanese
  • tibetinis ausytasis fazanasLithuanian
  • Tibetinis ausuotasis fazanasLithuanian
  • Tibetas ausfazānsLatvian
  • Tibetaanse OorfazantDutch
  • gråfasanNorwegian
  • uszak popielatyPolish
  • faisão-orelhudo-cinzentoPortuguese
  • faisão-orelhudo-tibetanoPortuguese
  • Тибетский ушастый фазанRussian
  • uškáň popolavýSlovak
  • Belouhi fazanSerbian
  • tibetansk öronfasanSwedish
  • Tibet Kulaklı SülünüTurkish
  • фазан-вухань тибетськийUkrainian
  • 藏馬雞Chinese
  • 藏马鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the tibetan eared pheasant

Other species in the same genus Crossoptilon.

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Common questions

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How big is the tibetan eared pheasant?

An adult tibetan eared pheasant weighs 1.73 kg – 2.55 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tibetan eared pheasant endangered?

The tibetan eared pheasant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the tibetan eared pheasant?

The tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{tibetan_eared_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tibetan-eared-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}