List of Threatened Galliformes

The most authoritative and widely used listing of species that are globally threatened is the IUCN Red List. The conservation status of each group of birds and plants that appear on this list are assessed by groups of experts appointed by IUCN's Species Survival Commission.

BirdLife International is the Red List Authority for all birds. BirdLife, WPA and the galliform Specialist Groups work together closely in compiling and analysing information on Galliformes, and assessing their Red List status. WPA staff and/or galliform Specialist Group chairs along with BirdLife staff are the official Red List Evaluators for Galliformes.

Further information can be found on the Red List website and the BirdLife International website.

Extinct

New Zealand quail Coturnix novaezelandiae

Double-banded argus Argusianus bipunctatus

Extinct in the Wild

Alagoas curassow Crax mitu

Critically Endangered

White-winged guan Penelope albipennis

Trinidad piping-guan Pipile pipile

Blue-billed curassow Crax alberti

Djibouti francolin Francolinus ochropectus

Himalayan quail Ophrysia superciliosa

Endangered

Bruijn's brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii

Maleo Macrocephalon maleo

Micronesian megapode Megapodius laperouse

Polynesian megapode Megapodius pritchardii

Baudó guan Penelope ortoni

Cauca guan Penelope perspicax

Black-fronted piping-guan Pipile jacutinga

Horned guan Oreophasis derbianus

Helmeted curassow Pauxi pauxi

Horned curassow Pauxi unicornis

Red-billed curassow Crax blumenbachii

Gunnison sage grouse Centrocercus minimus

Nahan's francolin Francolinus nahani

Mount Cameroon francolin Francolinus camerunensis

Udzungwa forest-partridge Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Sichuan partridge Arborophila rufipectus

Orange-necked partridge Arborophila davidi

Gorgeted wood-quail Odontophorus strophium

Edwards's pheasant Lophura edwardsi

Vietnamese pheasant Lophura hatinhensis

Bornean peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri

Vulnerable

Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis

Biak megapode Megapodius geelvinkianus

Vanuatu megapode Megapodius layardi

Moluccan megapode Eulipoa wallacei

Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata

Rufous-headed chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera

Bearded guan Penelope barbata

Chestnut-bellied guan Penelope ochrogaster

White-browed guan Penelope jacucaca

Highland guan Penelopina nigra

Wattled curassow Crax globulosa

Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido

Lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Swamp francolin Francolinus gularis

Harwood's francolin Francolinus harwoodi

Swierstra's francolin Francolinus swierstrai

Black partridge Melanoperdix niger

Manipur Bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis

Chestnut-breasted partridge Arborophila mandellii

White-faced Hill-partridge Arborophila orientalis

White-necklaced partridge Arborophila gingica

Chestnut-headed partridge Arborophila cambodiana

Hainan partridge Arborophila ardens

Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus

Blyth's tragopan Tragopan blythii

Cabot's tragopan Tragopan caboti

Sclater's monal Lophophorus sclateri

Chinese monal Lophophorus lhuysii

Hoogerwerf's (or Aceh) pheasant Lophura hoogerwerfi

Salvadori's pheasant Lophura inornata

Crestless fireback Lophura erythrophthalma

Bulwer's (or wattled) pheasant Lophura bulweri

Brown eared-pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum

Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichi

Elliot's pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti

Reeves's pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii

Mountain peacock-pheasant Polyplectron inopinatum

Malaysian peacock-pheasant Polyplectron malacense

Palawan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron emphanum

Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis

Green peafowl Pavo muticus

Bearded wood-partridge Dendrortyx barbatus

Black-fronted wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons

Dark-backed wood-quail Odontophorus melanonotus

Tacarcuna wood-quail Odontophorus dialeucos

White-breasted guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides

Near-threatened

Sula megapode Megapodius bernsteinii

Tanimbar megapode Megapodius tenimberensis

Buff-browed chachalaca Ortalis superciliaris

White-crested guan Penelope pileata

Wattled guan Aburria aburri

Black guan Chamaepetes unicolor

Highland guan Penelopina nigra

Great curassow Crax rubra

Yellow-knobbed curassow Crax daubentoni

Siberian grouse Dendragapus falcipennis

Chinese grouse Bonasa sewerzowi

Caucasian black grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Greater sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus

Ring-necked francolin Francolinus streptophorus

Grey-striped francolin Francolinus griseostriatus

Long-billed partridge Rhizothera longirostris

Snow Mountain quail Anurophasis monorthonyx

White-cheeked partridge Arborophila atrogularis

Taiwan partridge Arborophila crudigularis

Chestnut-necklaced partridge Arborophila charltonii

Ferruginous partridge Caloperdix oculeus

Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul

Satyr tragopan Tragopan satyra

Swinhoe's pheasant Lophura swinhoii

Crested fireback Lophura ignita

Siamese fireback Lophura diardi

Tibetan eared-pheasant Crossoptilon harmani

White eared-pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae

Mikado pheasant Syrmaticus mikado

Copper pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Germain's peacock-pheasant Polyplectron germaini

Crested argus Rheinardia ocellata

Great argus Argusianus argus

Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus

Chestnut wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus

Venezuelan wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus

Ocellated quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Ocellated turkey Meleagris ocellata