Conservation Status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2011). The conservation status of this species was last assessed in 2010 and it was classed as such due to its very large distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Besides its very large geographical distribution, the species has no specific threats or predators that have been reported and this species is not undergoing significant population declines.
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