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Cheer pheasant

Catreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827)

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The cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.13 kg to 1.59 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
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Quick facts about the cheer pheasant

Weight
1.13 kg – 1.59 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
9 – 10.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cheer pheasant live?

Not recorded

What is the cheer pheasant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii), also known as Wallich's pheasant and chir pheasant, is a vulnerable species of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the only member in the genus Catreus. The scientific name commemorates Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.

From the Wikipedia article “Cheer pheasant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheer_pheasant&oldid=1375840358), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cheer pheasant endangered?

The cheer pheasant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the cheer pheasant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusCatreus
  7. SpeciesCatreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827)

Synonyms Catreus wallichi, Catreus wallichii wallichii, Catreus wallichii wallichii, Lophophorus wallichii, Phasianus staceii

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Chir pheasantEnglish
  • Chir pheasantEnglish
  • Wallich's pheasantEnglish
  • Wallich's pheasantEnglish
  • تدرج هتافArabic
  • فزان هتافArabic
  • Фазан присмехулникBulgarian
  • Fazan WallichBreton
  • faisà de WallichCatalan
  • bažant himálajskýCzech
  • bažant WallichůvCzech
  • ffesant WallichWelsh
  • TopfasanDanish
  • SchopffasanGerman
  • WallichfasanGerman
  • Valiĉa fazanoEsperanto
  • valiĥa fazanoEsperanto
  • Faisán chirSpanish
  • Faisán de WallichSpanish
  • viirfaasanEstonian
  • harmaafasaaniFinnish
  • Faisan de WallichFrench
  • Piasún círIrish
  • פסיון ואלישHebrew
  • bóbitás fácánHungarian
  • Fagiano di WallichItalian
  • カンムリキジJapanese
  • himalajinis fazanasLithuanian
  • Himalajinis kuoduotasis fazanasLithuanian
  • raibais cekulfazānsLatvian
  • चीरNepali
  • CheerfazantDutch
  • Wallichs FazantDutch
  • toppfasanNorwegian
  • bażant himalajskiPolish
  • ریاڑWestern Panjabi
  • faisão-de-penachoPortuguese
  • Гималайский фазанRussian
  • Хохлатый фазанRussian
  • bažant škvrnitýSlovak
  • Хималајски фазанSerbian
  • Himalajski fazanSerbian
  • klippfasanSwedish
  • சீர் பெசன்ட்Tamil
  • Şir SülünüTurkish
  • фазан гімалайськийUkrainian
  • 彩雉Chinese

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Relatives of the cheer pheasant

Other species in the same family Phasianidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cheer pheasant?

An adult cheer pheasant weighs 1.13 kg – 1.59 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cheer pheasant endangered?

The cheer pheasant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the cheer pheasant?

The cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cheer_pheasant_2026,
  title = {Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cheer-pheasant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}