Lophura inornata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	GALLIFORMES	PHASIANIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lophura inornata

Species Authority:

(Salvadori, 1879)

Common Name/s:

English

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Salvadori's Pheasant

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable C2a(i) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Garson, P., Butchart, S., Bird, J., McGowan, P.

Contributor/s:

Brickle, N., Randi, E., Winarni, N.

Justification:
This pheasant qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small population which is declining and becoming increasingly fragmented owing to clearance of mid-altitude forests.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
2000	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Lophura inornata is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia, where it is known from at least ten localities in the central and south Barisan mountain range. There are recent records from at least three of these sites, Gunung Kaba and Gunung Kerinci, both within Kerinci-Seblat National Park where it remained relatively common during surveys in the late 1990s and early 2000s³ and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (where it has been camera trapped¹). It was described as fairly common around Kerinci in the early 1900s.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	Population estimate = 1-2 individuals/km2 x 3,400 km2 (10% EOO) = 3,400-6,800 i.e. best placed in band 2,500-10,000 (population density is lower part of range of estimates for forest pheasants in BirdLife Population Densities Spreadsheet, and this is consistent with the fact that the species now appears to be scarce [BirdLife International 2001])
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a resident of lower (and possibly upper) montane humid forest from c.650-2,200 m, most observations coming from c.800m and above. It appears to prefer primary, unlogged forest, but also frequents disturbed and degraded habitats in close proximity to primary forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Hunting pressure is thought to have caused declines in parts of the species's range, but it still occurs close to heavily settled areas, and thus appears to be resilient to a degree of trapping³. In 1999 a congener L. hoogerwerfi was recorded in bird markets in Medan, northern Sumatra for the first time; the extent to which Lophura pheasants feature in national or international trade is not known⁴. Much of the forest within the lower part of the species's altitudinal range around Kerinci has already been cleared for shifting cultivation, and is vulnerable to further illegal agricultural encroachment and increasingly frequent drought fires. The range is becoming increasingly fragmented, a trend which is likely to continue².

Major Threat(s):

Hunting pressure is thought to have caused declines in parts of the species's range, but it still occurs close to heavily settled areas, and thus appears to be resilient to a degree of trapping³. In 1999 a congener L. hoogerwerfi was recorded in bird markets in Medan, northern Sumatra for the first time; the extent to which Lophura pheasants feature in national or international trade is not known⁴. Much of the forest within the lower part of the species's altitudinal range around Kerinci has already been cleared for shifting cultivation, and is vulnerable to further illegal agricultural encroachment and increasingly frequent drought fires. The range is becoming increasingly fragmented, a trend which is likely to continue².

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway The species is known to occur in at least two protected areas, the large Kerinci-Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan¹. It also occurs in two other areas currently designated as protection forest, but proposed for upgrading to wildlife reserves, Gunung Singgalang and Bukit Dingin/Gunung Dempu. Conservation Actions Proposed Clarify its taxonomic relationship with L. hoogerwerfi using DNA-sequencing techniques. Advocate full protection under Indonesian law. Analyse the data collected on this species in Kerinci-Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks to improve understanding of its threat status. Review the effectiveness of the protected areas system through surveys and advocate establishment of new, or gazette proposed, protected areas accordingly. Quantify the threat from hunting and associated disturbance.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
The species is known to occur in at least two protected areas, the large Kerinci-Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan¹. It also occurs in two other areas currently designated as protection forest, but proposed for upgrading to wildlife reserves, Gunung Singgalang and Bukit Dingin/Gunung Dempu.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Clarify its taxonomic relationship with L. hoogerwerfi using DNA-sequencing techniques. Advocate full protection under Indonesian law. Analyse the data collected on this species in Kerinci-Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks to improve understanding of its threat status. Review the effectiveness of the protected areas system through surveys and advocate establishment of new, or gazette proposed, protected areas accordingly. Quantify the threat from hunting and associated disturbance.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Lophura inornata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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