Blue Eared Pheasant
Crossoptilon auritum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusCrossoptilon (Eared-Pheasants)
- SpeciesCrossoptilon auritum (Blue Eared Pheasant)
The blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum), also sometimes hyphenated as blue eared-pheasant, is a large pheasant endemic to China. Although it is considered rare, the blue eared pheasant is evaluated as of least concern. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Eared Pheasant sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park
Blood Pheasant
Ithaginis cruentus
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Tibetan Snowcock
Tetraogallus tibetanus
Severtzov's Grouse
Tetrastes sewerzowi
Verreaux's Monal-Partridge
Tetraophasis obscurus
Golden Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus
Temminck's Tragopan
Tragopan temminckii
Tibetan Partridge
Perdix hodgsoniae
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Eared Pheasant in Jiuzhaigou National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Eared Pheasant sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Eared Pheasant in Jiuzhaigou National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue Eared Pheasant in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.