VU
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii



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

Authority: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a single small population which is inferred to be in decline because of ongoing habitat degradation and hunting.



Population size: 6000-10000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 214,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Palearctic
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chinese-monal-lophophorus-lhuysii on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.