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

Authority: (Oustalet, 1896)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
Following methods developed in a series of papers published in 2017 (Akcakaya et al. 2017, Keith et al. 2017, Thompson et al. 2017), the probability that the species is extinct based on records and surveys is 0.973, and the probability it is extinct based on threats is 0.873. Although this generates an average extinction probability of 0.92, the threats models does not meet the threshold for Extinct. Accordingly, it is classified as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). There have been no recent records of Lophura edwardsi despite extensive surveys, suggesting that any remaining wild population is likely to be extremely small and severely fragmented. Population declines have been driven by high levels of hunting pressure and lowland forest clearance and degradation.

Population size: 0-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Country endemic: yes