I have noticed the species to be quite vulnerable to snarring based on predictable movements and highly decired for meat consumption due to its size. I have no quantative data on population trends.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
We thank Simon Bruslund for their comment on the species’ susceptibility to hunting (incl. snaring). Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I agree with Simon Brusland that this species is very vulnerable to hunting- not just by snaring but also by hunting with dogs and catapults. I would support a change in status to Vulnerable on that basis. It is not found all across its range and is very patchy, probably due to hunting pressure.
With the additional information received above by F. Hawkins, supporting the previous information given by S. Bruslund, considering the species is frequently hunted for bushmeat using diverse methods (Gardner and Davies 2013, Ichino et al. 2018), this suggests that the rate of population reduction is higher than just that of its habitat loss, and suspected to be above 30%.
We have therefore revised the preliminary decision, and we now propose the species to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd.
There is now only a short time for comments, however these are welcome until the 5th of May.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
Many thanks to Frank Hawkins for his comment. The diverse methods for hunting this species supports the likelihood that the species is frequently hunted as a popular bushmeat species (Gardner and Davies 2013, Ichino et al. 2018). This not only supports a continuing decline in mature individuals, but the frequency of hunting means the species population size is likely decreasing at a rate greater than that of the loss of its habitat, and has been revised to a suspected reduction exceeding 30%.
Therefore, following further review, the recommended categorisation for this species has been changed. Giant Coua is now recommended to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2025.2 GTB Forum process. The final Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I have noticed the species to be quite vulnerable to snarring based on predictable movements and highly decired for meat consumption due to its size. I have no quantative data on population trends.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
We thank Simon Bruslund for their comment on the species’ susceptibility to hunting (incl. snaring). Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I agree with Simon Brusland that this species is very vulnerable to hunting- not just by snaring but also by hunting with dogs and catapults. I would support a change in status to Vulnerable on that basis. It is not found all across its range and is very patchy, probably due to hunting pressure.
With the additional information received above by F. Hawkins, supporting the previous information given by S. Bruslund, considering the species is frequently hunted for bushmeat using diverse methods (Gardner and Davies 2013, Ichino et al. 2018), this suggests that the rate of population reduction is higher than just that of its habitat loss, and suspected to be above 30%.
We have therefore revised the preliminary decision, and we now propose the species to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd.
There is now only a short time for comments, however these are welcome until the 5th of May.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
Many thanks to Frank Hawkins for his comment. The diverse methods for hunting this species supports the likelihood that the species is frequently hunted as a popular bushmeat species (Gardner and Davies 2013, Ichino et al. 2018). This not only supports a continuing decline in mature individuals, but the frequency of hunting means the species population size is likely decreasing at a rate greater than that of the loss of its habitat, and has been revised to a suspected reduction exceeding 30%.
Therefore, following further review, the recommended categorisation for this species has been changed. Giant Coua is now recommended to be listed as Vulnerable under Criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2025.2 GTB Forum process. The final Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.