Cheer pheasant  (Catreus wallichi)

Range

Native to the southern foothills of the western Himalayas, from north Pakistan, through Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, India, east to central Nepal (6) (7).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Found in rocky, precipitous terrain dominated by scrub, grass and stunted trees, mostly between 1,200 and 3,250 metres above sea level (2) (6). Also known from burnt, felled and cut-over areas of mixed pine, juniper, fir and rhododendron forest with secondary growth (2). The pheasant’s preference for areas subject to regular browsing, burning or cutting has led to an association with human settlements (6).

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