Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Authority: Reichenow, 1879

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small and fragmented population, which is considered to be in decline due to habitat loss. The largest subpopulation of the species may contain a couple of thousand individuals, and as such it is listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 209,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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