Family: Acrocephalidae (Reed-warblers)
Authority: (Keulemans, 1866)
Red List Category
Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)
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Justification of Red List categoryThis species is confined to three small islands where, despite its adaptation to artificial habitats, its population is suspected to be under threat as a result of successive droughts and an increasing human population. Its future on one island, in particular, is precarious, and the overall population trend is uncertain. The discovery of a relatively large population on Fogo, where it occurs commonly in plantations and crops, suggests that it may be less threatened than previously feared, and a re-assessment of its extent of occurrence using a minimum convex polygon means that the species now warrants listing as Vulnerable.
Population size:
1500-2000
Population trend:
Unknown
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
13,300 km
2
Country endemic:
Yes
Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome