Threatened fauna Indigo Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Indigo Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2021.
- 44 species of threatened birds
- 6 species of threatened mammals
- 8 species of threatened fish
- 6 species of threatened reptiles
- 3 species of threatened amphibians
- 2 species of threatened invertebrate
Victorian conservation status | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| Th | Threatened |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| Victorian FFG threatened list | ||||
Indigo Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea | VU | ||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | CR | ||
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | CR | ||
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | EN | ||
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | CR | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | VU | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | - | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | - | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | CR | ||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | - | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | CR | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | VU | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | EN | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | - | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | CR | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | VU | ||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis gutturalis | EN | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | VU | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | VU | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | - | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | EN | ||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN | ||
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami | CR | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | - | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis | VU | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | EN | ||
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | VU | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | - | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | VU | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | VU | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | EN | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | - | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | VU | ||
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | EN | ||
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | CR | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | VU | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | - | ||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | - | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | - | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | CR | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | VU | ||
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | - | ||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | EN | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | - | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | EN | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | - | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | - | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | VU | ||
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | EN | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR | ||
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | VU | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | - | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | EN | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU | ||
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | EN | ||
Indigo Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | VU | ||
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | - | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Grey-headed Flying-fox | VU | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | VU | ||
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | VU | ||
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN | ||
| Squirrel Glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | VU | ||
Indigo Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN | ||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | VU | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN | ||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | EN | ||
| Murray River Rainbowfish | Melanotaenia fluviatilis | EN | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | - | ||
| Silver Perch | Bidyanus bidyanus | EN | ||
| Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon | Mogurnda adspersa | CR | ||
| Southern Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage) | VU | ||
Indigo Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bandy Bandy | Vermicella annulata | EN | ||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | VU | ||
| Broad-shelled Turtle | Chelodina expansa | EN | ||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | EN | ||
| Eastern Snakenecked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | - | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU | ||
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | CR | ||
| Sloane's Froglet | Crinia sloanei | EN | ||
| Smooth Toadlet | Uperoleia laevigata | - | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | EN | ||
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | EN | ||
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | - | ||
Indigo Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Cryptic Sun Moth | Synemon theresa | EX | ||
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | Th | ||
| Silky Hairstreak Butterfly | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus | - | ||
Note: - blank spaces indicate species previously on Advisory Lists which have been reassessed as not threatened in Victoria.
Data Source: Information in this table has been derived from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, Victoria, 2021. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List (FFG Threatened List, June 2023). Advisory List of Threatened Invertebrate Fauna in Victoria (2009), Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (2013) and Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning.