Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Authority: Reichenow, 1879

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small and severely fragmented range, within parts of which there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat and, by inference, its population too. It is therefore considered Vulnerable.

Population size: 1500-7000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 19,600 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome