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

Authority: (Hodgson, 1838)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a vast range, hence is not believed to 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). The population trend is suspected to be stable, hence the thresholds under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations) are not met. 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 this reason, the species has been classified as Least Concern. 

Population size: unknown

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 427,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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