Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) - HBW 2, p. 539
French: Faisan de Wallich
German: Schopffasan
Spanish: Faisán Chir
Other common names: Chir/Wallich's Pheasant
Taxonomy: Lophophorus (Phasianus) Wallichii Hardwicke, 1827, Almora, India.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Himalayas from extreme E Afghanistan and NE Pakistan to WC Nepal.
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A complete bout of a male singing Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 50 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of a male foraging on grass Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
A pair foraging Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a female foraging on grass Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A male singing (the whole bout lasted 1 min 35 sec) Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 5 years ago 57 sec 4.3 -
A female feeding with six 25 days old chicks Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
John Corder 2005 5 years ago 39 sec 4.1
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A male
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 25 August 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
A female on the ground.
Locality Artis Amsterdam Zoo, Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 February 1993 20 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male on the ground.
Locality Paradise Park, Hayle, Cornwall, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 November 1993 20 weeks ago 3 -
Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichi
Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Vaibhav Mishra 14 March 2012 1 year ago 2.8
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A male singing and the female dueting nearby. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 16 weeks ago 4 -
A complete bout of a male singing. Locality Somerset, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 April 2007 16 weeks ago 4
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