Cheer pheasant
| Cheer pheasant | |
|---|---|
| At Kyoto Zoo, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Phasianini |
| Genus: | Catreus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Species: | C. wallichii |
| Binomial name | |
| Catreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827) | |
The cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii), also known as Wallich's pheasant or chir 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.
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