Family: Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails)

Authority: Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870

Red List Category

Criteria: C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered to have a small population size, which may be declining at a moderate rate based on Southern African Bird Atlas Project data. The rate of decline is uncertain though, and so the species is listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 3300-8900 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 630,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial