page_title: Cheer pheasant
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Cheer pheasant / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Bird checklist and photo documentation of the bio diversity of Nanda Devi National Park is part of the campaign to promote interpretive treks to Nanda Devi National Park.
context_page_description: The cheer pheasant, also known as Wallich's 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.
context_section_description: These birds lack the color and brilliance of most pheasants, with buffy gray plumage and long, gray crests. Its long tail has 18 feathers and the central tail feathers are much longer and the colour is mainly gray and brown. The female is slightly smaller in overall size.
caption: Pair of cheer pheasants near winter Lata village on the periphery of Nanda Devi National Park
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