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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Near Threatened	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2012	Near Threatened	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2008	Near Threatened	A2c,d; A3c,d; A4c,d
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	575,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2009-2023
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Generation length	4.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common in suitable forest (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Trend justification: There are no data on population trends; however, the species is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid decline owing to habitat degradation, hunting and egg collecting.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
China (mainland)	Baihe Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Baima Xueshan Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Eastern Qilian Shan mountains
China (mainland)	Gongga Shan Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Huanglongsi Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Jiuding Shan Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Jonê
China (mainland)	Lianhua Shan
China (mainland)	Loess Plateau in western Gansu
China (mainland)	Markam
China (mainland)	Min Shan mountains
China (mainland)	Qaidam Ulan
China (mainland)	Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Tangjiahe Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Têwo Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Wanglang Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Wolong Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Xining
China (mainland)	Yarlung Zangbo Daxiagu Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Yele Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Zoigê (Ruo'ergai) Marshes

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Temperate	major	resident
Shrubland	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	1000 - 4000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chinese-grouse-tetrastes-sewerzowi on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.