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

Authority: Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen & Fjeldså, 1994

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is assessed as Endangered because it is known from only three locations within a very small range, in which it is at risk from hunting and habitat loss and degradation. Its small population has been considered stable but numbers fluctuate largely between years.

Population size: 2000-2700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,400 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome