Blue eared pheasant
| Blue eared pheasant | |
|---|---|
| At Central Park Zoo, New York | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Crossoptilon |
| Species: | C. auritum |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossoptilon auritum (Pallas, 1811) | |
The blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) is a large pheasant endemic to China. Although it is considered rare, the blue eared pheasant is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.