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Cheer Pheasant

Catreus wallichii

Vulnerable
Envergadura
48,9 cm
Peso
1327,5 g
Família
Phasianidae
Ordem
Galliformes
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Sobre

Faisão-cheer de 90–118 cm em perigo de extinção com longa cauda barrada, habita florestas rochosas montanas do noroeste do Himalaia.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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

Distribuição 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 conservação

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Incubation: 26 days.

Tamanho da postura

9-14

Som

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Família Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus Catreus
Espécies Catreus wallichii

Distribution

Cheer Pheasant has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

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.

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