The orange-bellied parrot was once much more widespread; it was found along the mainland coastline from Sydney to Adelaide outside the breeding season.
Their range has shrunk with the loss and degradation of habitat.
Around 1889, it had been recorded in various places around Sydney, including Malabar, Penshurst, Bankstown, Blacktown and Middle Head.
A 1907 report of two birds caught in Riverstone might have been aviary escapees.
In Victoria, it was a regular visitor to Port Fairy until 1967.

The orange-bellied parrot is rated as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Endangered species.
As of the 2016-17 breeding season, wild population has been counted at 16 confirmed individuals—13 males and 3 females.
By April 2020, the wild population had recovered to 118 individuals.

In 2007, its status was upgraded from endangered to critically endangered on the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

The 2000 Action Plan for Australian Birds lists it as critically endangered (Garnett and Crowley 2000).

In a report on threatened and extinct birds in Australia in 1992, it was listed as endangered (Garnett 1992).

In a report on threatened birds in Australia in 1990, it was listed as endangered (Brouwer and Garnett 1990).

The orange-bellied parrot has been recorded from four states within Australia: Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
Its conservation status varies from state to state within Australia.
For example:
The orange-bellied parrot is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988).
Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.

On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the orange-bellied parrot is listed as critically endangered.
The orange-bellied parrot was once much more widespread; it was found along the mainland coastline from Sydney to Adelaide outside the breeding season. Their range has shrunk with the loss and degradation of habitat. Around 1889, it had been recorded in various places around Sydney, including Malabar, Penshurst, Bankstown, Blacktown and Middle Head. A 1907 report of two birds caught in Riverstone might have been aviary escapees. In Victoria, it was a regular visitor to Port Fairy until 1967.
The orange-bellied parrot is rated as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Endangered species. As of the 2016-17 breeding season, wild population has been counted at 16 confirmed individuals—13 males and 3 females. By April 2020, the wild population had recovered to 118 individuals.
In 2007, its status was upgraded from endangered to critically endangered on the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The 2000 Action Plan for Australian Birds lists it as critically endangered (Garnett and Crowley 2000).
In a report on threatened and extinct birds in Australia in 1992, it was listed as endangered (Garnett 1992).
In a report on threatened birds in Australia in 1990, it was listed as endangered (Brouwer and Garnett 1990).
The orange-bellied parrot has been recorded from four states within Australia: Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Its conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:
The orange-bellied parrot is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.
On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the orange-bellied parrot is listed as critically endangered.
Orange-bellied parrot