 The southern subspecies ("Poephila cincta cincta") was first declared threatened in New South Wales, and in 2016 listed as "species presumed extinct" in Part 4 of Schedule 1 of the "Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995".It put the extinction down to loss of habitat.The southern subspecies was as of 2007 listed as vulnerable in Queensland, having appeared to have vanished from 80% of its former range.