These findings emphasize the importance of mountainous regions as potential biodiversity refuges amidst global climate change, but also the need for further research to understand the drivers of short- and long-term population declines, particularly in #AfrotropicalMountains

Notably, some species showed changes in abundance, with the endemic and threatened #TaitaWhite-eye (Zosterops silvanus) exhibiting a declining trend, while the #EasternNicator (Nicator gularis) demonstrated an increase in abundance.

Using mist-netting data collected along an elevational gradient over a 13-year period, we observed that the majority of the 18 studied species maintained stable populations.