Family: Ploceidae (Weavers)

Authority: Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1947

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is very poorly known and has only been recorded from one area. It is assumed to have a moderately small population which may be declining. It is possibly threatened by drainage and cattle grazing in its small range. It is therefore classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 33,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

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