Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Authority: (Shaw, 1796)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bce+3ce+4bce

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Justification of Red List category
Reporting rates indicate recent rapid declines within the last ten years in response to habitat clearance and degradation. For this reason, it is assessed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 68000-272000, 136000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,175,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - Australia
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial