Family: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

Authority: Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1900

Red List Category

Criteria: D1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable as it is estimated to have a very small and restricted population. It is suspected to have declined: any evidence of a continuing decline would result in a reassessment at a higher category of extinction risk.

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 244 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial
Land-mass type - oceanic island