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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phasianidae .
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Examples
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The brown eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) is the sole endemic bird.
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Tibetan eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) and the closely related white eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) are seen in steppe habitat at the lower end of the Tsangpo River Valley.
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The Lu Liang Mountains of central Shanxi Province contain the Pangquan Gou Nature Reserve (105 km2), a major breeding ground for the brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum).
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While species such as the white-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) are not technically endemic to the hotspot, they are important species endemic to Southwest China.
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Tibetan eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) and the closely related white eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) are also reported from steppe habitat at the lower end of the Tsangpo River Valley.
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Several species that are more widespread, but vulnerable to extinction, include giant nuthatch (Sitta magna) and white-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon).
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Other threatened bird species with a broad habitat range include giant nuthatches (Sitta magna) and white-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon).
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Both of these, the vulnerable Tibetan eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) and the closely related white-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) are reported to be locally common.
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But the Crossoptilon pheasant, and even the common pheasant, show that the tail feathers can be developed very early.
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But the Crossoptilon pheasant, and even the common pheasant, show that the tail feathers can be developed very early.
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