Cheer pheasant  (Catreus wallichi)

Facts

Also known as: Chir pheasant, Wallich’s pheasant
Previously known as: Catreus wallichii, Lophophorus wallichii
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusCatreus (1)
SizeMale length: 90 – 112 cm (2)
Male tail length: 45 – 58 cm (2)
Female length: 61 – 67 cm (2)
Female tail length: 32 – 47 cm (2)
Male weight: 1250 – 1800 g (2)
Female weight: 900 – 1360 g (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).

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