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

Authority: (Hume, 1880)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
Very poorly known species with no confirmed record since 1932 (although an unconfirmed observation was made from Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in March 1998, followed by another sighting in Manas National Park, Assam, in 2006). Survey effort for the species has not been comprehensive, but the absence of records suggest that any surviving population is now very small. It is therefore listed as Critically Endangered. Surveys should urgently try to rediscover this species.

Population size: 1-200 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 144,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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