Family: Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and allies)

Authority: Gould, 1836

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This grassland species is now likely endemic to north-east India, where it occurs at very few, widely scattered sites. Given the small total extent of suitable habitat, it is thought to have a small population size, and remaining sites are susceptible to threats which include agricultural encroachment, overgrazing and inappropriate management. Nonetheless, a relatively large part of its range is now contained within a broadly effective protected area network (although this might be ineffective at buffering some threats including climate change). It is accordingly considered Vulnerable.

Population size: 1500-4000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 95,500 km²

Country endemic: yes

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