 This is mostly due to overall pressures on the palms in which they reside (which are used for furniture manufacturing) as well as capture for the cage bird trade.That said, in some locations such as the deforested Shire Valley of Malawi, the populations of lemon-breasted canaries are seemingly increasing.In the particular example of the Shire Valley, this is likely due to its adaptability to a wide variety of grassland habitats.