Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Authority: Shelley, 1903

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
The population trend of this speices appears to be stable, and hence it does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size:

Population trend: Stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 151,000 km²

Country endemic: No