Family: Pellorneidae (Ground babblers)

Authority: (Reichenow, 1878)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be experiencing a moderately rapid population decline owing to forest clearance and degradation. Any evidence that the species's population is in rapid decline might qualify it for uplisting to a higher threat category.

Population size:

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 757,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome