Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Authority: (Hartert, 1930)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species appears to be confined to a relatively small area of north-west New Guinea's grasslands, there is no reason to suspect it has a small population size, or that it is declining. In fact, it may be benefiting from ongoing small-scale forest clearance in its range. For this reason it is assessed as Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,380 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial