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

Authority: (Dorst & Jouanin, 1952)

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(i,ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small range, which is severely fragmented and continues to decline in both extent and quality, and within which the population is suspected to be undergoing continuing decline.

BirdLife Species Guardian: Houssein Rayaleh (Djibouti Nature)

Population size: 200-500 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,400 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial