Family: Sylviidae (Old World Warblers)

Authority: (Vieillot, 1818)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small population, which is threatened by afforestation of its habitat and is inferred to be in decline. Therefore, it has been uplisted to Vulnerable.

Population size: 1000-3300 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 337,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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