Family: Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Authority: (Sharpe, 1900)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered Vulnerable because it is known from a small number of locations within a small range, where its habitat is severely fragmented and undergoing continuing clearance (Collar and Stuart 1985). Its small, fragmented population is consequently presumed to be declining.

Population size: 1250-4500 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 20,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

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