This species is restricted to a specific habitat-type found in a relatively small area. It is highly fire sensitive, and its main habitat is susceptible to fires (Begg et al. 1981; Woinarski 2005). Between 30-50% of rainforest patches that it relies on are severely damaged by fire (Russell-Smith and Bowman 1992). There are four monitoring sites where it has declined, two of which are no longer holding populations.