Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as fairly common in suitable habitat. The species has been introduced to the UK where it now numbers approximately 1,000-2,000 individuals (Madge and McGowan 2002).
Trend justification
The population is declining owing to timber extraction, capture for the cagebird trade and over-hunting for food (del Hoyo et al. 1994).
Text account compilers
Fisher, S., Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/golden-pheasant-chrysolophus-pictus on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.