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White eared pheasant

Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) 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.

White eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
Photo: Henry Koh from Singapore, Singapore · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white 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
6src 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

Where does the white eared pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the white eared pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon), also known as Dolan's eared pheasant or Bee's pheasant, is a species of "eared pheasant" that get its name because its colouration is white and has the prominent ear tufts of the genus, not because it has white ears. The indigenous people of Himalaya call it shagga, meaning snow fowl. This gregarious bird lives in large flocks, foraging on alpine meadows close to or above the snowline throughout the year. C. crossoptilon is found in China (Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet) where it tends to inhabit mixed forests and can be found around Buddhist monasteries.

From the Wikipedia article “White eared pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_eared_pheasant&oldid=1361402004), 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 white eared pheasant endangered?

The white 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.

How is the white eared pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusCrossoptilon
  7. SpeciesCrossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838)

Synonyms Crossoptilon tibetanum

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • White eared-pheasantEnglish
  • White eared-pheasantEnglish
  • White eared-pheasantEnglish
  • White-eared pheasantEnglish
  • تدرج ذو الأذنين الأبيضArabic
  • Бял ушат фазанBulgarian
  • བྱ་དཀརTibetan
  • Fazan skouarnek gwennBreton
  • faisà mostatxut blancCatalan
  • bažant tibetskýCzech
  • ffesant glustiogWelsh
  • Hvid ØrefasanDanish
  • Weißflügel-OhrfasanGerman
  • SchmalschwanzohrfasanGerman
  • Weißer OhrfasanGerman
  • Blanka fazanoEsperanto
  • blanka orelfazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán orejudo blancoSpanish
  • Faisán Orejudo TibetanoSpanish
  • valge-kõrvukfaasanEstonian
  • قرقاول گوشسفیدPersian
  • valkokorvafasaaniFinnish
  • Hokki blancFrench
  • bijeli fazanCroatian
  • fehér fülesfácánHungarian
  • Fagiano orecchiuto biancoItalian
  • シロミミキジJapanese
  • baltasis ausytasis fazanasLithuanian
  • Baltasis ausuotasis fazanasLithuanian
  • baltais ausfazānsLatvian
  • Witte OorfazantDutch
  • hvitfasanNorwegian
  • uszak białyPolish
  • چٹے کناں آلا فیزنٹWestern Panjabi
  • faisão-orelhudo-brancoPortuguese
  • Белый ушастый фазанRussian
  • uškáň bielySlovak
  • Beli fazanSerbian
  • vit öronfasanSwedish
  • Kulaklı SülünTurkish
  • фазан-вухань білийUkrainian
  • Trĩ trắngVietnamese
  • 雪雉Chinese
  • 白馬雞Chinese
  • 白马鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the white eared pheasant

Other species in the same genus Crossoptilon.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white eared pheasant?

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

Is the white eared pheasant endangered?

The white 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 white eared pheasant?

The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_eared_pheasant_2026,
  title = {White eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eared-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}