[3] In studies conducted in upper Beas Valley, cheer pheasant was found to be sensitive to human disturbance.

[4][5] The cheer pheasant is distributed in the highlands and scrublands of the Himalaya region of India, Nepal and Pakistan.

They are found mainly in western Nepal, Uttarakhand (Kumaon and Garhwal), Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Kullu and Chamba), and Jammu and Kashmir in northwestern India, and Hazara division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan.

[6][7][8] In another survey in 2010, cheer pheasants were detected in 21 calling sites in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

[3] Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size, and hunting in some areas, the cheer pheasant is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.