Family: Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails)

Authority: Jackson, 1904

Red List Category

Criteria: A3bc; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is threatened by a very rapid and continuing reduction in the extent and quality of its habitat, such that it now has a very small and highly fragmented range. Similar rates of population decline are likely. This species is therefore classified as Endangered.

Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12,500 km²

Country endemic: yes

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