Green peafowl is now 'Endangered'

The Green peafowl, which was listed as a Vulnerable species in 2008, has been shifted to the Endangered category in the year 2009 update of the Red List. This illustrates how quickly the situation can go from bad to worse for a species that is already under pressure due to hunting and loss of habitat. It also shows how important it is to monitor the threatened species for population trends on a yearly basis.

'This majestic species has a very rapidly declining and severely fragmented population, primarily owing to intense habitat conversion and high hunting levels. Population trends and further fragmentation are projected to continue.' - IUCN

Details on the following website -
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/141358/0
Photo of Green peafowl Pavo muticus, Bronx Zoo, New York by Stavenn. From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_peafowl

Pheasant species in the 'threatened' category

Photo source : Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Fireback

33 of the 49 species of pheasants are listed as Endangered, Vulnerable or Near-threatened in the Red List. Together with other Galliform species, it makes this Order of birds, one of the most threatened with extinction due to deforestation and illegal hunting, among the birds.

Endangered

Edward's pheasant
Vietnamese pheasant
Bornean peacock-pheasant

Vulnerable

Western Tragopan
Blyth's tragopan
Cabot's tragopan
Sclater's monal
Chinese monal
Aceh pheasant
Salvadori's pheasant
Crestless fireback
Bulwer's pheasant
Brown eared-pheasant
Cheer pheasant
Elliot's pheasant
Reeve's pheasant
Mountain peacock-pheasant
Malaysian peacock-pheasant
Palawan peacock-pheasant
Congo peafowl
Green peafowl

Near-threatened

Satyr tragopan
Swinhoe's pheasant
Crested fireback
Siamese fireback
Tibetan eared-pheasant
White eared-pheasant
Hume's pheasant
Mikado pheasant
Copper pheasant
Germain's peacock-pheasant
Crested Argus
Great Argus



For details about the Red List, visit -

http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/red-list-overview

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species