White eared-pheasant  (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

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Glossary

Gregarious: Tending to form a group with others of the same species by habitually living or moving in flocks or herds rather than alone.
Monogamous: Mating with a single partner.
Wattles: Bare fleshy skin that hangs from the bill, throat or eye of birds.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World - New World Vultures To Guineafowl. Vol. 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. CITES (May, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World's Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/white_eared.html
  5. FeatherSite (August, 2006)
    http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/BlueEars/BRKWhiteEar.html
  6. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World. Country Life Ltd., London.
  7. Tragopan Pheasantry (August, 2006)
    http://membres.lycos.fr/tragopan/english/e_white_eared_pheasant.htm
  8. BirdLife International (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=263&m=0
  9. Lu, X. and Zheng, G. (2003) Reproductive ecology of Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani in scrub environment, with special reference to the effect of food. IBIS, 145 (4): 657 - 666.