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

Authority: Jerdon, 1870

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This striking pheasant is poorly known across almost all of its remote, inaccessible and relatively restricted range. It is classified as Vulnerable because it probably has a small population which is naturally fragmented and subject to a significant decline.

Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 256,000 km²

Country endemic: No

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