Cheer Pheasant 
Cheer Pheasant
Cheer Pheasant
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Scientific Name:
Catreus wallichii
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Chir Pheasant, Wallich's Pheasant
Group:
Birds
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: September 28, 1990
VU-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
India, Nepal, Pakistan
 
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Facts Summary:
The Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): India, Nepal, Pakistan. This species is also known by the following name(s): Chir Pheasant, Wallich's Pheasant.

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