The size of the population is unknown; however, according to the IUCN (2018), the population trend appears to be stable and therefore the species is not approaching the Vulnerable threshold based on the population trend criterion (>30% decline in ten years or three generations).This species was observed during baseline assessments in the Pampa Cienega lagoon, where it probably nests.The area is not expected to support globally significant concentrations of this species that would trigger Criterion 3; however, the Project will implement the Fauna Monitoring Programme included in the Environmental Management Plan.