Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Authority: Hodgson, 1854

Red List Category:

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c
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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to be rapidly declining as a result of the degradation and conversion of wooded grassland and scrubland throughout its range. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.

Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 162,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial