VU
Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre



Family: Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and allies)

Authority: Jerdon, 1862

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is likely to be in rapid decline as a result of the extensive loss of tall, wet grassland habitat, primarily owing to drainage, conversion to cultivation and grazing by domestic stock. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,570,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Chrysomma altirostre. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/jerdons-babbler-chrysomma-altirostre on 06/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 06/12/2023.