Her natural reserve wasn’t enough to counteract the damage we did to their environment and finally in the year 2004 after a study made by the UICN with the sponsorship of BirdLife International, the bird was officially considered extinct. 
Hifadhi alioianzisha haikuwa na uwezo wa kukabiliana na uharibifu tulioufanya katika mazingira na mwishowe mwaka 2004 baada ya uchunguzi uliofanywa na UICN kwa udhamini wa Shirika la Kimataifa la BirdLife, ndege hao walitangzwa rasmi kuwa wametoweka.