... more information about the Red List categories and criteria Justification of Red List category This pheasant's small population is naturally fragmented because it lives in small patches of successional grassland. Abstract: The cheer pheasant Catreus wallichi is a globally threatened species that inhabits the western Himalayas. Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii. Pheasant Specialist Group IUCN The World Conservation Union. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the worldâs most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Keywords Cheer pheasant, habitat, abundance, hunting, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve Introduction The cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii is a relict, monotypic galliform species (Del Hoyo et al., 1994). Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 1995 - 1999 Pheasants Compiled by ... Habitat management for cheer pheasant Ecology and conservation of Elliot's pheasant Ecology and sustainable use of copper pheasant Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur have a glimpse of the captive bred rare Cheer Pheasant birds before releasing them into the wild. Cheer Pheasant Cheer Catreus wallichii 1977.09.17 15 P Birds Series. Some important Cheer Pheasant areas in the state include Majathal Wildlife Sanctuary, Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhaila-Chonri area, Seri and isolated areas in Chamba, Rampur and Kullu, according to the IUCN. Though it is well established that the species is threatened and its numbers declining, updated definitive estimates are lacking, so in 2011, we Himachal Pradesh is one area where a majority of the remaining wild populations still survive. The Cheer Pheasant is described as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. on behalf of WPA/BirdLife/SSC Pheasant Specialist Group. Ali, S.; Ripley, S. D. 1987. ... IUCN has over 11,000 voluntary scientists and experts, grouped in IUCN's six commissions in some 180 countries. Compact handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka . Preliminary survey of Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichi) in lower Kaligandaki valley, Mustang. Cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi).....33 Elliotâs pheasant â¦