Family: Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers and allies)

Authority: (Mandelli, 1873)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently split species has been classified as Near Threatened because there are concerns that its potentially small population is in decline owing to the on-going clearance of forest for shifting agriculture.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 165,000 km²

Country endemic: no