Family: Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers and allies)

Authority: (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently split species has been classified as Near Threatened owing to concerns that its small population is declining moderately rapidly owing to on-going clearance of forest for shifting agriculture. It is not listed under a higher threat category because there is insufficient information about its sub-population structure.

Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 294,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome