Species
Established by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1838, the genus contains four species: The name ''Crossoptilon'' is a combination of the Greek language, Greek words ''krossoi'', meaning "fringe" and , meaning "feather"— a name Hodgson felt particularly applied to the white eared pheasant "distinguished amongst all its congeners by its ample fringe-like plumage, the dishevelled quality of which is communicated even to the central tail feathers". All are large, Sex#Sexual monomorphism, sexually monomorphic and found in China.References
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