Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
The popularity of this finch as a cagebird has resulted in intense trapping activity, which is inferred to be causing drastic declines in the population. Unless stringent regulations are enforced, these declines are likely to continue. While the population size meets the threshold for Endangered, there is a lack of information on recent rates of population reduction, beyond the inferred continuing decline and suspicion that there are rapid declines occurring. As such the species is listed as Endangered.

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 148,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial