Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Authority: van Oort, 1910

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range in the remote and largely inaccessible alpine habitats of New Guinea. Here its population is suspected to be relatively large and there is no evidence (or reason to suspect) it is declining. Accordingly, it is listed as Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 23,400 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial