Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Authority: (Hume, 1880)
Red List Category
Criteria: C2a(i)
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Justification of Red List categoryThis poorly known species's specialised habitat is severely fragmented and is undergoing continuing rapid loss and degradation, pressures that are assumed to be causing a rapid population decline. In addition, it went unrecorded from 1932-2006, and has not been seen since despite follow-up surveys, indicating that its population is now likely to be very small. Recent estimates suggest the species's population is likely to be smaller than previously thought, and any remaining subpopulations are likely to be very small, and it is therefore listed as Endangered.
Population size:
1000-2499
Population trend:
Decreasing
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
144,000 km
2
Country endemic:
Yes
Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome