Chestnut-rumped Heathwren are not listed as threatened on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Hylacola pyrrhopygia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
TSSC judges Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri to be eligible for listing as endangered under the EPBC Act. The justification against the criteria is as follows: Criterion 1 - Decline in numbers The Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges) has a relatively restricted range being endemic to the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Adelaide region. More