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Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) Fact Sheet: Population & Conservation Status

Population Status

Global population

Not quantified (BirdLife International 2012; Craig and Christie 2013)
Considered locally common to abundant (Craig 2004)

Regional populations

Kgalagardi Tran Frontier Park
- c. 16,000 birds, one estimate (Kemp et al. 2001)

Conservation Status

IUCN status

Least Concern (2024 assessment) (BirdLife International 2024)
- Common and abundant
- Population size stable

CITES status

Not listed (UNEP 2019)

Page Citations

BirdLife International (2012)
Craig (2004)
Craig and Christie (2013)
Kemp et al. (2001)

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