Cheer pheasant  (Catreus wallichi)

Although perhaps rather drab in comparison to other pheasant species, the cheer pheasant is no less distinctive (2) (4), with a narrow, brown hair-like crest a distinguishing feature. The male cheer pheasant has red facial skin, buff-grey plumage with black bars and markings, and a long tail, strongly barred with buff, black and brown (4) (5) (6). The female is smaller than the male, somewhat duller in plumage and more heavily marked, with reduced red facial skin, a shorter crest and lacking the male's spurs (4) (5) (6).