Tibetan Eared Pheasant

How to identify

Field marks

1. Crown feathers black, short and dense
2. Bare skin around the eye red
3. White feather tufts on the cheeks
4. Tail feathers dark blue-black

Male, female and young

Sexes similar in appearance, but the female is slightly smaller.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: China

Tibetan Eared Pheasant has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Shugseb NunneryChina102 records
2. Sekila Mountain PassChina7 records
3. Baishuwang Scenic AreaChina3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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