Taxonomy
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Assessment Information
- IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
- Vulnerable A2cd;B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v);C2a(i) ver 3.1
- Assessment language
- English
- Year published
- 2016
- Date assessed
- 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC
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Geographic Range
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Population
A population estimate of 3,900-5,200 individuals has been derived from analyses of records and surveys by BirdLife International (2001). This is roughly equivalent to 2,600-3,500 mature individuals. However, following surveys in 2002-2005 which located a number of new populations, which have been incorporated within newly established protected areas, this figure may be an underestimate.
Habitat and Ecology
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It may be mainly restricted to primary, tropical evergreen forest, both broadleaved and mixed coniferous-broadleaved, usually between 600 m and 1,600 m (Wei Liang in litt. 2004). It is also found in some evergreen forests which have been previously logged, but are now well recovered.
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Forest-cover has been lost and fragmented very rapidly on Hainan in the past 50 years. In the 1940s, the area of natural forest was estimated at up to 17,000 km2, but this had declined to below 3,000 km2 by the 1990s, mainly as a result of excessive timber extraction, the replacement of forest by rubber plantations, shifting agriculture and the unrestricted cutting of wood. Clearance has occurred despite the fact that few local people benefit. Illegal hunting carried out for the market trade rather than local consumption is also a threat (Wei et al. 2006). The effect of projected climate change on the extent and distribution of habitats is a potential long-term threat.
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Text summary
Conservation Actions Underway
It is a nationally-protected species in China. Suitable forest habitat is estimated to cover a total of c.660 km2, of which c.410 km2 is in reserves. There are populations in Bawangling, Jianfengling, Wuzhishan, Diaoluoshan Limushan and Nanweiling Nature Reserves (Wei Liang in litt. 2004). Recommendations to protect the forests holding the recently discovered partridge populations have been adopted by the Forestry Department of Hainan Province in their entirety, and the Yinggeling Nature Reserve has now become the largest nature reserve on Hainan (Wei et al. 2006). The Hainan government has enforced a ban on the logging of primary forest since January 1994, which should have lessened the pressure on its habitats.
Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct public awareness programmes on the plight of the threatened and endemic forest wildlife of Hainan, and attempt to reduce hunting through public education and the enforcement of relevant legislation. Assess the ability of the protected area system to safeguard the species in the long term, and add new forests where necessary. Enhance the protection status of existing protected areas (e.g. from county to provincial level) wherever possible, and establish corridors between blocks of suitable habitat.
It is a nationally-protected species in China. Suitable forest habitat is estimated to cover a total of c.660 km2, of which c.410 km2 is in reserves. There are populations in Bawangling, Jianfengling, Wuzhishan, Diaoluoshan Limushan and Nanweiling Nature Reserves (Wei Liang in litt. 2004). Recommendations to protect the forests holding the recently discovered partridge populations have been adopted by the Forestry Department of Hainan Province in their entirety, and the Yinggeling Nature Reserve has now become the largest nature reserve on Hainan (Wei et al. 2006). The Hainan government has enforced a ban on the logging of primary forest since January 1994, which should have lessened the pressure on its habitats.
Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct public awareness programmes on the plight of the threatened and endemic forest wildlife of Hainan, and attempt to reduce hunting through public education and the enforcement of relevant legislation. Assess the ability of the protected area system to safeguard the species in the long term, and add new forests where necessary. Enhance the protection status of existing protected areas (e.g. from county to provincial level) wherever possible, and establish corridors between blocks of suitable habitat.