Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: (Clarke, 1919)

Red List Category

Criteria: D1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a very small population. Previous reports of the wholesale felling of juniper woodland now appear unfounded, and the population trend is suspected to be stable. This species has therefore been downlisted to Near Threatened, however future population surveys may warrant a further change in Red List category.

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,400 km²

Country endemic: yes

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