Family: Turdidae (Thrushes)

Authority: (Mearns, 1913)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2b; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered Endangered because it has a small population size and a very small range, within which its montane forest habitat has been severely fragmented and continues to decline in both extent and quality.

BirdLife Species Guardian: Mwangi Githiru

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 130 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial