Family: Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers and grassbirds)

Authority: Neumann, 1908

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category

This species is predicted to experience a rapid future population decline resulting from a large range contraction due to climate change. It has therefore been classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 12000-30000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 53,300 km²

Country endemic: no

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