Family: Platysteiridae (Batises and Wattle-eyes)

Authority: Bates, 1926

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small range, which is also fragmented and undergoing a continuing decline as a result of pressure from the human use of its montane forest habitat.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,900 km²

Country endemic: yes

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