Brown eared-pheasant

Description

The brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) is a large,96–100 cm long,dark brown pheasant endemic to the mountain forests of northeastern China (Shanxi province and nearby provinces).It has stiff white ear coverts behind the eyes,which look like a moustache.The crown is black with red bare facial skin and its tail of twenty-two elongated white feathers is curved,loose and dark-tipped.Both sexes are similar in plumage.