Justification
Conservation action may be just in time to save this species from extinction. Its status is Critical because it has an extremely small and fragmented population as a result of a very rapid decline. The existing recovery plan aims to increase the wild population to 200 individuals in four subpopulations and establish a captive-breeding programme for reintroduction.

Threats
Chronic and continuing habitat loss for plantations and construction has possibly been compounded by introduced mongooses, cats and rats predating fledglings. Cutting has been substantially reduced at Mt Hartman⁸ but, in 1995, 50% of Perserverance was clear-cut for a planned quarry (now to be used as a land-fill)⁵. Increases in squatters and cattle in the 1990s have resulted in more disturbance at Perserverance. At Mt Hartman, a golf course and road are under construction adjacent to, and between, occupied habitat⁸.

Conservation
In 1996, parts of Mt Hartman and Perseverance were declared a national park and a protected area, respectively⁸. A recovery plan was drafted in 1997⁵ and a workshop to redraft the plan based on stakeholder input was held in early 1999⁸. It is legally protected from hunting and egg-collecting, but these threats are insignificant.

Targets
*Implement the recovery plan⁵. *Ensure that the Mt Hartman and Perseverance reserves are effectively protected⁵. *Restore habitat at existing and new sites⁵. *Establish two new subpopulations⁵.