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Cheer Pheasant

Catreus wallichii

Vulnerable

Envergadura

48,9 cm

Peso

1327,5 g

Familia

Phasianidae

Orden

Galliformes

Acerca de

Cheer faisán de 90–118 cm en peligro de extinción con larga cola barrada, habita en los bosques rocosos montanos del noroeste del Himalaya.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	48,9 cm	19.3 in
Peso	1327,5 g	46.83 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Pale grey-brown overall with dense dark brown vermiculations; buff-white underparts streaked brown; long pale grey tail narrowly barred brown; red facial skin; grey crest. Sexes alike but female smaller.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque 🌾 Pastizal

Distribución geográfica

Endemic to rocky hillside scrub and grass-covered slopes in the western Himalayas, from Pakistan east through India to Nepal, at 1,200–3,000 m.

Diet & Feeding

Scratches for seeds, tubers, roots, and invertebrates on steep Himalayan hillsides; also takes berries and young shoots.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 26 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

9-14

Sonido

Canto

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Galliformes (Aves de Caza)
Familia	Phasianidae (Faisanes y Perdices)
Genus	Catreus
Especies	Catreus wallichii

Distribution

Cheer Pheasant has been recorded in 6 countries.

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🇩🇪 Alemania 🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇫🇷 Francia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇬🇧 Reino Unido

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Cheer Pheasant eat?

Scratches for seeds, tubers, roots, and invertebrates on steep Himalayan hillsides; also takes berries and young shoots.

Where does the Cheer Pheasant live?

Endemic to rocky hillside scrub and grass-covered slopes in the western Himalayas, from Pakistan east through India to Nepal, at 1,200–3,000 m.

Is the Cheer Pheasant endangered?

The Cheer Pheasant has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Cheer Pheasant nest?

Incubation: 26 days.

What does the Cheer Pheasant sound like?

Loud, far-carrying 'cheer-cheer-chirwa-chirwa' calls; responsible for common name. Himalayan species with ringing, slightly laughing quality to call. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackle from rocky slopes.

How big is the Cheer Pheasant?

The Cheer Pheasant has a wingspan of 48.9 cm, weight of 1327.5 g.

What order and family does the Cheer Pheasant belong to?

The Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.