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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cheer Pheasant
		The Cheer Pheasant, Catreus wallichi, also known as Wallich's Pheasant, is an endangered species of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae, and is the only species in the genus Catreus (Cabanis, 1851).
		Pheasant hens are quite capable of incubating, brooding and raising young pheasants.
		Pheasant chicks need to be housed in some type of building until 5 to 6 weeks of age.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cheer-Pheasant (206 words)

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		Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii (E) and kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana populations may have declined in the period 1979-1983.
		Scientific Research and Facilities The cheer pheasant population was censused in April 1979 (Gaston and Joginder Singh, 1980) and March 1983 (Garson, 1983).
		The status of the cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii, in the Chail Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/1380v.htm (807 words)

	Breeding Pheasants
		Pheasants are not good sitters and eggs may need to be incubated to ensure a successful hatch.
		Pheasant hens are quite capable of incubating, brooding and raising young pheasants.
		Pheasant chicks need to be housed in some type of building until 5 to 6 weeks of age.
	www.avianweb.com /breedingpheasants.html (1891 words)

	Pheasant
		Pheasants are a group of large gamebirds[?] from the order Galliformes.
		The most common is the Ringnecked Pheasant (sp.
		Various other species are popular hobby animals such as the Golden Pheasant[?] (sp.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ph/Pheasant.html (86 words)

	Chail Wildlife Sanctuary India
		Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii (E) and kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana populations may have declined in the period 1979-1983.
		The cheer population in March 1983 is estimated to have numbered at least 32 pairs, at a density of about 7 pairs per sq.
		The cheer pheasant population was censused in April 1979 (Gaston and Joginder Singh, 1980) and March 1983 (Garson, 1983).
	www.indiantigers.com /chail-wildlife-sanctuary.html (635 words)

	North Shore Cage Bird Club Articles
		Golden Pheasants were first brought to Europe at least by the 18th Century, and George Washington was the first American known to have kept and raised the pheasants, which he did at Mt. Vernon.
		He told me that the stealthy pheasant females, which are known to blend in quite perfectly with their surroundings, were always gone from the nests before humans arrived to inspect or collect eggs.
		Pheasant expert, Keith Howman, who is regularly in contact with Chinese wildlife scholars and workers, told me the ornithological community may be enlightened by more translated or published information as research into its biology in the- wild progresses.
	www.showbirds.org.nz /articles/Golden_Pheasant.html (1595 words)

	Pheasants of Pakistan (Cheer Pheasant)
		The cheer pheasant is a medium-sized montane pheasant in which sexual dimorphism is slight and in which both sexes have long, narrow occipital crests.
		Like the monogamous eared pheasants, these birds tend to be fairly gregarious, and where population densities permit they are likely to be found in flocks of from five to 15 birds, except during the actual breeding period.
		With the present wild populations of Cheer Pheasant bordering on local extinction, the Kalij populations have flourished and intruded on the Cheer, further adding to the pressure on this endangered species.
	www.wildlifeofpakistan.com /Cheer_Pheasant.htm (1950 words)

	gbwf.org, Pheasants & Peafowl - Aviculture and Conservation
		One species, the Edward's Pheasant, was once believed to be extinct in the jungles of Vietnam, but there were sustainable populations in aviaries and re-introduction programs are now in place.
		The Cheer Pheasant from Pakistan and Swinhoe's Pheasant from Taiwan are two species who have benefited from re-introductions of captive-bred birds.
		However, pheasants have also been one of the most mis-managed group of birds in captivty and the need for profit in American aviculture has lead to a number of hybrids, inbreeding issues, mutations and complete disappearances of species and subspecies.
	www.gbwf.org /pheasants (612 words)

	Pheasant
		Ring-necked Pheasants are abundant in North America, especially in the Eastern states and in Africa, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Europe.
		Pheasant Specialist Group - A network of scientists, wildlife managers, conservationists, and educators particularly concerned with the plight of threatened pheasant species.
		Pheasants Forever - A nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1982 in response to the decline of the ring-necked Pheasant population.
	www.pheasant-birds.com /pheasants-birds-general-information.htm (665 words)

	sociology - Pheasant
		Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.
		Pheasant are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails.
		The commonest is the Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) which is widespread throughout the world in the wild and in farm operations.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Pheasant (192 words)

	Cheer Pheasant
		At present however, the distribution of Cheer Pheasant is on the whole restricted to several small pockets in Kashmir and Western India.
		The Cheer Pheasants (Genus Catreus): Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichi).
		Cheer Pheasant Cheer pheasants (Catreus wallichi) are an endangered species found in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
	www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/C/Cheer_Pheasant.shtml (1564 words)

	IUCN Staff
		He first saw native pheasants in the Himalayas in 1980 when he went to help with the wildlife surveys which eventually led to the declaration of the Great Himalayan National Park in the Kullu (Beas) valley in NW India.
		Pheasants muster 50 species, of which 21 are currently on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, thus making this group exceptionally threatened.
		Documenting the impact and causes of bushmeat extraction on pheasant populations is thus one of the group’s prime concerns.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/chairprofiles/pheasant.htm (554 words)

	Species info - HTML
		India According to Osmaston (1927) the Cheer Pheasant was "a rather local bird" in Kashmir, perhaps "not uncommon towards the Kishenganga and on the outer slopes of the Pir Panjal range".
		Threats The Cheer Pheasant is one of four threatened members of the suite of 11 bird species that are entirely restricted to the "Western Himalayas Endemic Bird Area", threats and conservation measures in which are profiled by Stattersfield et al.
		Of 10 released Cheer Pheasants known to have been predated in the Margalla hills re-introduction programme, seven were taken by foxes, two by unidentified mammals and one by a Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (Ridley and Islam undated).
	www.rdb.or.id /view_html.php?id=225&op=catrwall (7572 words)

	Himachal pheasant programme collapse (Site not responding. Last check: )
		October 29: The state Wildlife Department is in the dock for the collapse of the pheasant breeding programme with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) blaming the "shifting of experienced and trained staff" involved in the programme.
		Dr Peter J. Garson, co-chairperson of the pheasant specialist group of the IUCN, has made this observation in response to the state government's request for nominating an expert who could act as a consultant, specifically on the husbandry and propagation of Western Tragopan and Cheer Pheasants in captivity.
		As expertise developed within the wildlife wing, Cheer Pheasants was bred naturally at the Chail pheasantry for the first time and now virtually all birds bred annually.
	www.indianjungles.com /291006.htm (409 words)

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		Today, most pheasant feathers belong to the rare and unusual fly tying materials and are much sought after by many fishermen all over the world, interested in creating their own artificial fishing flies.
		Under the present state of affairs the demand for feathers of rare pheasants, is overwhelming the supply of such wild and/or captive-bred specimen produced by aviculturists.
		Peacock pheasant body feathers for instance were historically never used in salmon fly dressings until 1981 when the "Double Leopard" with feathers from the Malay peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacence) was created and made popular via the above mentioned publications.
	membres.lycos.fr /tragopan/english/e_feathers.htm (1396 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Cheer Pheasant
		The beautiful and endangered cheer pheasant is only found in a few pockets of north Pakistan, north India and parts of Nepal.
		Nepal's national bird the Impeyan pheasant, Lophophorus impejanus; the crimson horned pheasant, Tragopan satyra; and the cheer pheasant, Catreus wallichii.
		The 'parent rearing' of the highly endangered cheer pheasant in captivity at the Chail pheasantry is a remarkable feat," said Corder, who was on a visit to...
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Cheer_Pheasant.htm (204 words)

	Pheasant Hunting
		Pheasants have long been a part of our culture and one species in particular, the Red Junglefowl, may be the most important bird species in the world.
		The Cheer Pheasant from Pakistan and Swinhoe's Pheasant from Taiwan are two species who have benefited from re-introductions of captive-bred birds.
		However, pheasants have also been one of the most mis-managed group of birds in captivty and the need for profit in American aviculture has lead to a number of hybrids, inbreeding issues, mutations and complete disappearances of species and subspecies.
	www.stosoutdoors.com /pheasants.htm (366 words)

	Housing / Aviary-set for Pheasants
		When keeping pheasants, special attention should be paid to their accommodation.
		Aviaries need plenty of brush and bushes as pheasants are secretive nesters and build their nests on the ground.
		The way breeding stock are housed is governed to a large extent by the size of the operation, the land available, and the type of market for which the pheasants are being reared.
	www.avianweb.com /housingpheasants.html (629 words)

	Pheasant
		Pheasants are a group of large birds from the order Galliformes.
		The most common is the Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) which is widespread throughout the world in the wild and in farm operations.
		Various other species are popular hobby animals such as the Golden Pheasant (C.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/ph/pheasant.html (131 words)

	Cheer Pheasant, Catreus wallichi
		Cheer pheasants have been declining in the wild in their natural range for many years.
		They are not as brightly coloured as many pheasant species, but they are our favourites, and they have taught us much about parent-rearing which we have been able to apply to other species.
		They taught us that not all pheasants sit on their eggs all of the time, and they often leave them for hours at a time to get stone cold.
	www.gbwf.org /pheasants/cheer.html (641 words)

	Cheer Pheasant
		Cheer pheasants (Catreus wallichi) are an endangered species found in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
		Protection of cheer pheasants' remaining population and conservation of their natural habitat is therefore necessary to ensure their continued existence.
		One of these is Lawasi, which has a considerable population of the cheer pheasant, but needs immediate protection.
	www.wwfpak.org /sc_cheerpheasant.php (143 words)

	Birds - Cheer Pheasant
		Also inhabiting the Himalayas, from Nepal to Chamba, is the Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichi), which is the only representative of its genus.
		The male has a crest of soft, narrow feathers, quite three inches long and dark brown in color, the general upper plumage being pale buff, barred with fl and pale blue bands; the female has the mantle chestnut, each feather with a pair of fl oval spots.
		The Cheer inhabits the lower ranges, being partial to grassy hills with a scattered forest of oak and small patches of underwood, as well as hills covered with pines.
	www.oldandsold.com /birds/bd1-260.shtml (181 words)

	Bio Diversity/Animals > Great Himalayan National Park
		Another endangered pheasant, the Cheer pheasant is present on the steep, south-facing grassy slopes.
		There is a local legend that this pheasant was created by the "Lord" and all the birds in the universe donated a feather each to give it color and unparalleled beauty.
		Cheer pheasants are found in very low numbers and they are difficult to observe, but they can often be heard calling at dusk.
	www.greathimalayannationalpark.com /GHNP_biodivAnim.htm (2885 words)

	Cheer Pheasant at the Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas
		Cheer Pheasant at the Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas
		The only pheasant species that pairs for life in the wild, and where both parents help to raise their young.
		The World Pheasant Association has worked for nearly 20 years to re-establish this species in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Northern India and in Pakistan where they had become extinct.
	www.cstwp.co.uk /cheers.html (144 words)

	Dhodial providing unique environment to various species -DAWN - National; May 14, 2007
		The objective of breeding indigenous and exotic species of pheasants in captivity is to create awareness among the people and to provide opportunity for scientists and researchers to collect data to study their behaviour and sustainable conservation.
		Five species of pheasants, including Koklass, Monal, Western Tragopan, Kalij and Cheer, found in the outer Himalayas of Pakistan, were also bred at the pheasantry, he added.
		He urged the government to expand the pheasantry so that new cages could be erected to accommodate more species of pheasants and to overcome shortage of space for the animal due to high reproduction rate.
	www.dawn.com /2007/05/14/nat17.htm (664 words)

	Green Pioneers - Chapter 3
		Threats to the pheasant have become so serious that the Cheer pheasant is now feared to be near extinction, though efforts are underway to reintroduce captive-bred birds back into the wild.
		After working with captive wild pheasants, Whale and the WPA realised that the best way to start saving pheasants in the wild was to observe and record changes in pheasant numbers and habitat in the northern region and pinpoint the factors responsible for their decline.
		To mitigate the destruction of the pheasants and the forests they inhabit, an interesting idea that Whale intends to float is the establishment of a broad-based learning institution and the provision of environmental education to locals.
	www.un.org.pk /undp/sgp/green-pioneers/chap-03.htm (2590 words)

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		Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichii (E) has been recorded at a density approaching 24 pairs per sq.
		Scientific Research and Facilities A preliminary survey of the cheer pheasant population was carried out in March-April 1983 (Garson, 1983), and the goral population surveyed in late-1989 (Cavallini, 1990).
		The sanctuary may be one of the most important sites in Himachal Pradesh for cheer pheasant and the only contemporary site known within the Sutlej catchment (Garson, 1983).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/1383v.htm (535 words)

	Pheasant World -- Golden Pheasants
		Most pheasant preservationists are in agreement that crossing species should never be done as the hybrids invariably become disseminated and the natural and distinct gene pools ruined.
		Venerable pheasant "old timers" in the Northwest who were active at that time in showing pheasants and preserving the purity of species will recall how Sam Shoop won "Best Golden Pheasant" in the Oregon show with the pure stock for several consecutive years.
		The pheasants were disseminated throughout the country and became the recognized hallmark of top quality Golden Pheasant stock and were offered for sale throughout the classified section of game bird publications for the next 20 years or more.
	www.gamebird.com /goldenpheasant4.html (707 words)

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		The best-known is the Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) which is widespread throughout the world in introduced feral populations and in farm operations.
		Pheasant Fowling.--"Showing how to catch Pheasants."--Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Manuscript of the "Livre du Roy Modus" (Fourteenth Century).
		Pheasants, a type of game bird, are also delicious to eat.
	www.algebra.com /~pavlovd/wiki/Pheasant (208 words)

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