Zangmaji or Baimaji (in Chinese), the White-Fared Pheasant ( Crossoptilon crossoptilon, or Tibetan eared pheasant by some ornithologists) is categorized as rare birds class 2 in China. In China, some birders consider that Tibetan Eared Pheasant includes 2 subspecies as White-eared pheasant and Blue-eared pheasant; but most of birders do not agree it. This birds range from southeastern Tibet (Changdom, Zuogong, Chayu) and Western Sichuan (Zhujie Monastery, Sangdui townshi, Daocheng, Xiaojing, Siguangnianshan, Aba. Zhujie Monastery locates the central Hengduanshan ranges at altitude of 3820-3900M) and Northwesten Yunnan.
Usually lives (2600M-4500M) rocky hillsides in coniferous forests, and mixed forests in mountains, resident birds. They breeding from late Apr to Jun in her (his) age from 1, clutch size 6-8, incubation 22-25days.

You can see this birds (ensure): 1, Zhujie monastery (temple), Sangdui Village, Daocheng County in Ganzi, Sichuan, the monks feeds them in time daily, and the birds will down to the monastery in time.  2, Woye village, Bajiao town, Xiaojin County, Sichuan, there one person Meiquanfu  breeds about 200 pheasants.
And you can try to watch wild birds in Zuogong, Tibet; roadside in Daocheng (Zhujie monastery in Sangdui village) and Yajiang and Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Baihe Nature Reserve in Sichuan, as well as mountain valley in Xiaojin and Markham; Baima (white horse) Snow Montain reserve.
If to Daocheng for watching pheasants, need 4WD jeep, about 5-8days trip, such as Chengdu-Siguniangshan-Xiaojin-Kangding-Lithang-Daocheng (or back to Chengdu in extra 2-3days)-Lijiang-Dali-Kunming, better from Apr to Oct.

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