Family: Musophagidae (Turacos)

Authority: (Salvadori, 1896)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ce; C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a small population, and is experiencing moderately rapid population declines owing to habitat degradation and hybridisation with White-cheeked Turaco T. leucotis. The species is therefore classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 26,800 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial