It is estimated that there are somewhere between 2,500 and 10,000 of the bird in existence, so it is listed as a Vulnerable Species
The Loango Slender-billed Weaver is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Loango Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus subpersonatus has a very limited distribution, from Cabinda and the lower Congo river, in Congo-Kinshasa (ex-Za More
and BK arrived snatching the localised Loango Slender-billed Weaver on their day near Libreville before the team all met up in São Tomé City. One pair of African River Martin’s were found at Lope, moving into the interior of Gabon (I. More