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

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been downlisted to Near Threatened because published survey results indicate that it it more widely distributed than previously thought, necessitating an upwards revision of the population estimate, which is now estimated to be moderately small. On-going habitat loss and degradation, as well as hunting pressure, are still thought to be driving a continuing decline in the population.

Population size: 10000-19999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 518,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Palearctic
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome