While the northern subspecies (black-rumped, Poephila cincta atropygialis) has a status of "Least concern" under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Commonwealth status of the southern subspecies (Poephila cincta cincta) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is "Endangered".
The northern population of the black-rumped bird (Poephila cincta atropygialis) is not considered a priority for conservation under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992, whereas the southern subspecies (Poephila cincta cincta) requires special attention due to its listing as "Endangered" in the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.