Family: Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers and grassbirds)

Authority: (Jerdon, 1844)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is very poorly known. It is suspected to have a population size smaller than 10,000 mature individuals, and is possibly declining (albeit probably only slowly). It is accordingly listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 120,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial