Cheer Pheasant
Catreus wallichii(Hardwicke, T, 1827)
English (US) Cheer Pheasant
The Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: montane forest of eastern Afghanistan to central NepalRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Catreus wallichii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Cheer Pheasant
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1827)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lophophorus (Phasianus) Wallichii
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- Almorah Hills.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.166
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Green Pheasant
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Common Pheasant
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Tibetan Eared Pheasant
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White Eared Pheasant
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Brown Eared Pheasant
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Blue Eared Pheasant
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Swinhoe's Pheasant
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