Family: Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers and grassbirds)

Authority: (Brooks, 1872)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This scarce species has a moderately small range and narrow habitat requirements, and is therefore likely to have a small global population size. It is suspected to be declining as a result of habitat change, and is therefore considered Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 263,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial