Family: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Authority: Reichenow, 1905

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(i,ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
Some parts of this species's small and fragmented range are well-protected by reserves or by their remoteness.  However, forests in the East Usambara Mountains, the only area in which it is common, are being rapidly altered or cleared.  Its range and population are therefore suspected to be declining and it qualifies as Vulnerable (Collar and Stuart 1985).

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 46,800 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial