Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Authority: (Moreau, 1938)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i); D1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a small population, which experiencing a continued decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 330-1000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 28,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

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