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Crossoptilon harmani (Tibetan Eared Pheasant)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani), also called Elwes' eared pheasant, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southeast Tibet and adjacent northern India. Usually 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Crossoptilon harmani

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
23
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.72994
EDGE Score: 2.24706
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.711 lbs (2.137 kg)
Female Weight [1]  3.803 lbs (1.725 kg)
Male Weight [1]  5.622 lbs (2.55 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  47.8 %
Diet [2]  Frugivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  40 %
Diet - Plants [2]  60 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Clutch Size [3]  7
Clutches / Year [1]  2
Incubation [3]  24 days

Ecoregions

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Himalaya Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan No

Predators

Mustela sibirica (Siberian Weasel)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4Lu, X., & Zheng, G. M. (2002). Habitat use of Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani flocks in the non‐breeding season. Ibis, 144(1), 17-22.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0