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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
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,710,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to abundant in most areas (Fry and Keith 2004). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Eritrea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burundi	Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Burundi	Kibira National Park
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Bali-Ngemba Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Mbi Crater Faunal Reserve - Mbingo forest
Cameroon	Mont Bana
Cameroon	Mont Manengouba
Cameroon	Mount Mbam
Cameroon	Mount Oku
Cameroon	Njinsing - Tabenken
Cameroon	Tchabal-Mbabo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lendu Plateau
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Mount Kabobo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Eritrea	Arboroba escarpment
Eritrea	Asmara escarpment
Eritrea	Central Plateau (Keren)
Eritrea	Senafe
Ethiopia	Ankober - Debre Sina escarpment
Ethiopia	Awi Zone
Ethiopia	Bahir Dar - Lake Tana
Ethiopia	Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Berga floodplain
Ethiopia	Bonga forest
Ethiopia	Borana-Saynt (Denkoro Forest)
Ethiopia	Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia	Choke mountains
Ethiopia	Dessa'a forest
Ethiopia	Entoto Natural Park and escarpment
Ethiopia	Finchaa and Chomen swamps
Ethiopia	Gefersa reservoir
Ethiopia	Guassa Plateau (Menz)
Ethiopia	Hugumburda and Grat-Kahsu forests
Ethiopia	Jemma and Jara valleys
Ethiopia	Jibat forest
Ethiopia	Menagesha State Forest
Ethiopia	Mount Zuquala
Ethiopia	Mugo highlands
Ethiopia	Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Sululta plain
Ethiopia	Tiro Boter - Becho forest
Kenya	Aberdare Mountains
Kenya	Cherangani Hills
Kenya	Kikuyu Escarpment forest
Kenya	Mau forest complex
Kenya	Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya	Mount Kenya
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Ngel-Nyaki Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Obudu Plateau
Rwanda	Cyamudongo forest
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda	Volcans National Park
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Livingstone Mountains forests
Tanzania	Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania	Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania	Mount Rungwe
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Njombe forests
Tanzania	South Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	West Usambara Mountains
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda	Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda	Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda	Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park
Zambia	Nyika National Park (Zambia)

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	800 - 3000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/baglafecht-weaver-ploceus-baglafecht on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.