Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Authority: (Gould, 1844)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
The population size may be moderately small to large given uncertainties, but this species has a very large range and the population appears to be stable. For these reasons, the species is assessed as Least Concern.

Population size: 5000-50000, 25000 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,780,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - Australia
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial