The Cheer Pheasant, Catreus wallichi, also known as Wallich's Pheasant, is an endangered species of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae, and is the only species in the genusCatreus (Cabanis, 1851). It is found in the highlands and scrublands of the Himalayas and Afghanistan. These birds lack the color and brillance of most pheasants, with buffy gray plumage and long gray crests. Its long tail is gray and brown. The female is slightly smaller in overall size.
While an endangered species there are attempts to reintroduce captive bred Cheer Pheasants in Pakistan.
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species-search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=266&m=0)
The Cheer Pheasant, Catreus wallichi, also known as Wallich's Pheasant, is an endangered species of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae, and is the only species in the genus Catreus (Cabanis, 1851).
These birds lack the color and brillance of most pheasants, with buffy gray plumage and long gray crests.
The cheer pheasant population was censused in April 1979 (Gaston and Joginder Singh, 1980) and March 1983 (Garson, 1983).
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