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Justification of Red List category
Although this species may have a small range, it is not believed to 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 has been assessed as increasing, 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 one of the commonest birds on Principe (Fry and Keith 2004).

Trend justification
The species is tolerant of degradation and extensively uses agricultural habitats (Dallimer et al. 2012), therefore it is tentatively suspected to be increasing.

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Principe Golden Weaver Ploceus princeps. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/principe-golden-weaver-ploceus-princeps on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.