In 2011 Birdlife International uplisted this species from Endangered to Critically Endangered, mainly because it has been exirpated from 90% of its former range and the population was estimated at perhaps fewer than 250 individuals in 2008.
In 2011 Birdlife International uplisted this species from Endangered to Critically Endangered, mainly because it has been exirpated from 90% of its former range and calculation suggests the species has declined at a rate equivalent to 82% over 47 years. The population was estimated at perhaps fewer than 250 individuals in 2008.