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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
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	2,428 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,500,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Kazakhstan	extant	native	yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes
Pakistan	extant	native	yes
Tajikistan	extant	native	yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native	yes
USA	extant	introduced	yes
Uzbekistan	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Afghanistan	Bande Amir
Afghanistan	Big Pamir
Afghanistan	Salang Kotal
Afghanistan	Small Pamir
India	Inderkilla National Park
Kazakhstan	Aksu-Dzhabagly State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Almaty State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Assy Plateau
Kazakhstan	Big Almaty Gorge
Kyrgyzstan	Gorge Tash-Rabat
Kyrgyzstan	Western Alai, Kok-Suu river
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Rara National Park
Nepal	Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Tajikistan	Aktash massif
Tajikistan	Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes and mountains
Tajikistan	Dashtidjum
Tajikistan	Drumkul Lake
Tajikistan	Dzhavshangoz
Tajikistan	Ishkashim
Tajikistan	Iskanderkul lake and mountains
Tajikistan	Kondara Gorge
Tajikistan	Kulikalon Lakes
Tajikistan	Rangkul valley (Rangkul & Shorkul Lakes)
Tajikistan	Zorkul Nature Reserve (Lake Victoria)
Uzbekistan	Bashkyzylsay Unit of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve
Uzbekistan	Central section of the Kurama Mountain Range
Uzbekistan	Gissar State Nature Reserve
Uzbekistan	Oygaing River Valley
Uzbekistan	Pulatkhan Gorge
Uzbekistan	Tereklisay section of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	resident
Altitude	3600 - 4570 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Medicine - human & veterinary	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/himalayan-snowcock-tetraogallus-himalayensis on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.