Family: Motacillidae (Wagtails and pipits)

Authority: Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870

Red List Category

Criteria: C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered to have a small population size, which may be declining at a moderate rate based on Southern African Bird Atlas Project data. The rate of decline is uncertain though, and so the species is listed as Near Threatened. Further information about population structure and rates of decline may mean that this species warrants uplisting in the future.

Population size: 3300-8900

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 630,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome