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

Authority: (Taczanowski, 1875)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cde

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been classified as Near Threatened owing to declines that are projected to occur owing to road construction for tourism development. Although population trends in parts of the species's range are unclear, the overall rate of decline is projected to increase owing to increased hunting, grazing and wood cutting, as well as habitat fragmentation; it almost meets the requirements for listing as threatened under criterion A3cde.

Population size: 20000-47000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 321,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome