Galliform Conservation Assessment: First Review Draft

Authors

Philip J. McGowan, The Open University
John P. Carroll, California University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Susie Ellis, IUCN/SSC CBSG

Date of this Version

11-20-1994

Document Type

Article

Citation

Galliform Conservation Assessment: First Review Draft

Report of a workshop held February 1-3, 1993

Editors: Philip J. McGowan, John P. Carrol, and Susie Ellis

Collaborators: World Pheasant Association; BirdLife International; Megapode Specialist Group; Partridge, Quail, and Francolin Specialist Group; Pheasant Speacialist Group; and IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Published by: IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Date: November 20, 1994

Comments

Copyright 1994, IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group. Used by permission

Abstract

Executive Summary

Two hundred and forty-seven galliform taxa (subspecies, groups, or species) were considered by the Galliform Conservation Assessment workshop. Two extinct taxa were not considered. Of the 247 taxa, 91 (37%) were assigned to one of three categories of threat, based on the Mace-Lande criteria:

Critical, 5 taxa
Endangered, 26 taxa
Vulnerable, 60 taxa
Secure, 145 taxa
Unknown, 11 taxa

Three of the 247 taxa (1%) were recommended for Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshops.

Recommendations for future action were made for 168 taxa in the following categories:

Stopping the bird trade, 7 taxa
Intensive management of the existing captive population, 20 taxa
Education, 9 taxa
Eradicate predators, 3 taxa
Extensive survey, 99 taxa
Habitat protection, 38 taxa
Both habitat protection and management, 29 taxa
Intensive research, 20 taxa
Monitoring, 22 taxa
Designate protected areas, 40 taxa
Population management, 2 taxa
Stop hunting, 26 taxa
Sustainable sport hunting, 5 taxa
Taxonomic clarification, 58 taxa

For many taxa, more than one type of research and/ or management was recommended.

The Conservation Assessment workshop report also formed the basis for Action Plans to be produced by the 3 Specialist Groups that participated in this workshop. These will appear in a series (already numbering some 25) being published and distributed under the auspices of the IUCN/SSC. In addition, the Captive Breeding Advisory Committee of WPA-International will be producing a Captive Breeding Action Plan based on the captive breeding recommendations made in this report.