Family: Ploceidae (Weavers and allies)

Authority: (Sharpe, 1891)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it is expected to experience a moderately rapid population decline during the next ten years, owing to the conversion and degradation of its grassland habitat. The species might qualify for a higher threat category if it is found that its population is undergoing at least a rapid population decline.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 142,000 km²

Country endemic: No

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