VU
Taita White-eye Zosterops silvanus



Family: Zosteropidae (White-eyes and Yuhinas)

Authority: Peters & Loveridge, 1935

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small population which is restricted to three isolated subpopulation, none of which hold more than 1,000 mature individuals. The preferred montane forest habitat is suffering ongoing degradation and there is evidence that a rapid reduction in abundance has taken place in the largest subpopulation over the past 25 years. It is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 1200-9000,1830-4700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 870 km2

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Taita White-eye Zosterops silvanus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/taita-white-eye-zosterops-silvanus 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.