Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Authority: Fjeldså et al., 2021

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c; C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
Kilombero Cisticola is restricted to a single floodplain system that has been subject to rapid and ongoing conversion of natural wet grassland vegetation to agriculture such that it is suspected to be currently undergoing a rapid population reduction. In addition, the minimum estimate of the size of its declining population is small, and it has a restricted range with continuing declines in its habitat area and quality and population size. As such the species is assessed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 5700-47000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 6,900 km²

Country endemic: yes