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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to uncommon (Borrow and Demey 2001).

Trend justification
The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Vidua interjecta has an extremely lar ge range extending from Senegal (Casamance), Gambia and southern Mali south to Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire, east to southern Niger, Nigeria, northern and central Cameroon, southern Chad, Central African Republic, southern Sudan, northeastern DRCongo (Uele), and western and central Ethiopia (Borraga-Kokolata, Baro-Bonga fork, Gambela, Bahar Dar).

Text account compilers
Ekstrom, J., Derhé, M., Westrip, J., Butchart, S.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/exclamatory-paradise-whydah-vidua-interjecta on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.