Family: Ploceidae (Weavers)

Authority: Chapin, 1932

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3bc+4bc; C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable as its population is declining rapidly as a result of habitat clearance for subsistence agriculture.

Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 21,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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