It's estimated that this species went from  16 million birds in the pre-settlement late 1800s to as few as 200,000 remaining  today, reflecting the widespread loss and fragmentation of the sagebrush they rely so  heavily on.

据估计，该物种从 1800 年代末定居前的 1600 万只鸟类减少到今天仅存的 20 万只，这反映出它们如此严重依赖的山艾树的广泛消失和破碎。