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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Near Threatened	D1
2017	Near Threatened	D1
2016	Vulnerable	D1
2013	Vulnerable	D1
2012	Vulnerable	D1
2008	Vulnerable	D1
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	120,000 km2	medium
Number of locations	6-10	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1300-2300 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2016
Population trend	stable	poor	suspected	-
Generation length	3.8 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-

Population justification: During survey in February 2015 in the west part of the Ouémé Delta (Benin), a minimum of 1,520 mature individuals were counted in flocks of 5 to 140 birds (Gonin and Mercier 2016). At the same time of year, surveys in Nigeria in 2014 and 2015 counted a minimum of 400 individuals (O. Coker per J. Gonin in litt. 2016). Extrapolation the population size suggests a population of 2,000-3,500 individuals (J. Gonin in litt. 2016), which would roughly equate to between 1,300 and 2,300 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The species's population is suspected to be stable owing to the absence of any known threats, its association with disturbed habitats and tolerance of human activity (Roux and Otobotekere 2005).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Benin	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Natural system modifications	Dams & water management/use - Dams (size unknown)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/anambra-waxbill-estrilda-poliopareia on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.