Threatened fauna Bass Coast Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known records (including historic records) and date of last record of fauna in Bass Coast Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 74 species of threatened birds (49 since 2000)
- 19 species of threatened mammals (11 since 2000)
- 1 species of threatened fish (1 since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened reptiles (4 since 2000)
- 2 species of threatened amphibians (2 since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened invertebrates (1 since 2000)
Conservation status | |
| Australia (EPBC Act 1999) | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| P | Poorly known |
| Victorian FFG Threatened List status | |
| ex | Extinct |
| cr | Critically Endangered |
| en | Endangered |
| vu | Vulnerable |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| (Last recorded up to 2026) | ||||
Bass Coast Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2018 | |
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 1852 | |
| Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 2021 | |
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 1974 | |
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2021 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 1999 | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | EN en | 2024 | |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris melanophris | VU | 2019 | |
| Black-faced Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscescens | n/a | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2018 | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | EN en | 2019 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2023 | |
| Blue Petrel | Halobaena caerulea | VU | 1981 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 1852 | |
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 1852 | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2024 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 2017 | |
| Common Diving-Petrel | Pelecanoides urinatrix | n/a | ||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 2019 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2019 | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 2025 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 1852 | |
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR cr | 2023 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2024 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Fairy Prion | Pachyptila turtur | n/a | ||
| Fairy Tern | Sternula nereis nereis | VU cr | 2024 | |
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2020 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2005 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Gould's Petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | EN | 1972 | |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | VU vu | 1987 | |
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis | vu | 1974 | |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2019 | |
| Grey-headed Albatross | Diomedea chrysostoma | EN en | 1974 | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | VU vu | 2020 | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | cr | 2018 | |
| Ground Parrot (Eastern) | Pezoporus wallicus wallicus | en | 1852 | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU | 2025 | |
| Helmeted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | CR cr | 1867 | |
| Hooded Plover | Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata cucullata | EN en | 2000 | |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche carteri | VU en | 1980 | |
| King Quail | Coturnix chinensis victoriae | en | 1987 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | EN en | 2005 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2024 | |
| Light-mantled Sooty Albatros | Phoebetria palpebrata | cr | 2004 | |
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2019 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2021 | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons sinensis | VU cr | 2020 | |
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 2021 | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | en | 1997 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2021 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Northern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes halli | VU en | 2018 | |
| Orange-bellied Parrot | Neophema chrysogaster | CR cr | 2014 | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | vu | 2019 | |
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus pacificus | n/a | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosus | VU vu | 1977 | |
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 1852 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2021 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2024 | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | VU vu | 2925 | |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (south-eastern) | Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne | EN en | 1800 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | n/a | ||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2020 | |
| Shy Albatross | Diomedea cauta | EN en | 2019 | |
| Sooty Oystercatcher | Haematopus fuliginosus | n/a | ||
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | VU en | 2000 | |
| Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | EN en | 1980 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 1983 | |
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | EN vu | 1852 | |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 2016 | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | en | 2021 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2024 | |
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | en | 1980 | |
| White-fronted Tern | Sterna striata | n/a | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2020 | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | en | 1974 | |
Bass Coast Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Eastern Barred Bandicoot | Perameles gunnii | EN en | 2021 | |
| Eastern Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 1985 | |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | ||
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | VU | 1956 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Leadbeater's Possum | Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | CR cr | 1900 | |
| Long-footed Potoroo | Potorous longipes | VU vu | 2004 | |
| Long-nosed Fur Seal | Arctocephalus australis forsteri | vu | 2016 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 1993 | |
| Rufous-bellied Pademelon | Thylogale billardierii | Th | 1840 | |
| Sea-lion | Neophoca cinerea | EN en | 1998 | |
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 2018 | |
| Southern Elephant Seal | Mirounga leonina | VU | 1996 | |
| Southern Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | n/a | ||
| Southern Right Whale | Eubalaena australis | EN en | 2010 | |
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2016 | |
| Subantarctic Fur Seal | Arctophoca tropicalis | EN en | 2019 | |
| Swamp Antechinus | Antechinus minimus maritimus | VU vu | 2023 | |
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | vu | 2022 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat | Saccolaimus flaviventris | vu | 2006 | |
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 1902 | |
Bass Coast Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Flatback Mangrove Goby | Mugilogobius platynotus | en | 2007 | |
Bass Coast Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 1995 | |
| Common Long-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | ||
| Glossy Grass Skink | Pseudemoia rawlinsoni | en | 2025 | |
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2012 | |
| Leathery Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | EN cr | 2020 | |
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2023 | |
| Swamp Skink | Lissolepis coventryi | EN en | 2025 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2020 | |
Bass Coast Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Brackish Jellyfish | Australomedusa baylii | en | 1971 | |
| Giant Gippsland Earthworm | Megascolides australis | VU en | 2020 | |
| Sea Slug | Platydoris galbana | vu | 1990 | |
| Sea Cucumber (species 5258) | Pentocnus bursatus | cr | 1988 | |
| Squeak beetle | Hygrobia australasiae | en | 1975 | |
n/a - species previously on Advisory Lists (2009 & 2013) which have since been reassessed as not threatened in Victoria.
Data Source: Information in this table has been derived from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria, 2026. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - Threatened List - September 2025 Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria. 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) Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning 2013.