Threatened fauna Campaspe 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 Campaspe Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 60 species of threatened birds (48 recorded since 2000)
- 9 species of threatened mammals (7 recorded since 2000)
- 10 species of threatened fish ( 9 recorded since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened reptiles (4 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened amphibians (1 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened invertebrates (2 recorded 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 in Campaspe Shire up to 2025 | ||||
Campaspe Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2019 | |
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 1903 | |
| Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 2019 | |
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus dubius | en | 1989 | |
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 1976 | |
| Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | n/a | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2024 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2023 | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | EN en | 1987 | |
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | n/a | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2024 | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | EN en | 2017 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2022 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2018 | |
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 2025 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2019 | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2021 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 2017 | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 2021 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 1982 | |
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 2021 | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 2018 | |
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 2011 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2024 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2019 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2003 | |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus lathami | VU vu | 2020 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | vu | 2021 | |
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU vu | 1999 | |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2001 | |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina maxima | en | 1972 | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU n/a | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2023 | |
| Inland Dotterel | Charadrius australis | vu | 2007 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2020 | |
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2024 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | en | 2024 | |
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 2019 | |
| Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | VU vu | 1857 | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | en | 2020 | |
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 1999 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2022 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus pacificus | n/a | ||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2017 | |
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 2025 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2024 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2019 | |
| Purple-gaped Honeyeater | Lichenostomus cratitius | vu | 1978 | |
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | n/a | ||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | en | 2025 | |
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 2019 | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2022 | |
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | en | 2020 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2018 | |
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | VU en | 1999 | |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 2023 | |
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | vu | 1986 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2021 | |
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | en | 2007 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | en | 2018 | |
Campaspe Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2023 | |
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina murina | vu | 2022 | |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | ||
| Eastern Quoll | Dasyurus viverrinus | EN (Extinct in Vic.) | 1895 | |
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2024 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2021 | |
| Rufous Bettong | Aepyprymnus rufescens | Extinct | 1857 | |
| South-eastern Long-eared Bat | Nyctophilus corbeni | VU en | 2024 | |
| Southern Myotis | Myotis macropus | n/a | ||
| Squirrel Glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | vu | 2023 | |
Campaspe Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | CR cr | 2016 | |
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 2025 | |
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1991 | |
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 2025 | |
| Murray Hardyhead | Craterocephalus fluviatilis | EN cr | 2020 | |
| Murray River Rainbowfish | Melanotaenia fluviatilis | en | 2025 | |
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | ||
| Silver Perch | Bidyanus bidyanus | EN en | 2025 | |
| Southern Pygmy Perch (Murray-Darling lineage) | Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage) | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon | Mogurnda adspersa | cr | 2025 | |
| Striped Gudgeon | Gobiomorphus australis | n/a | ||
| Trout Cod | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN en | 2025 | |
Campaspe Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bandy Bandy | Vermicella annulata | en | 1951 | |
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2021 | |
| Broad-shelled Turtle | Chelodina expansa | en | 2024 | |
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2023 | |
| Carpet Python | Morelia spilota metcalfei | en | 1999 | |
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 1982 | |
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2025 | |
| Sloane's Froglet | Crinia sloanei | EN en | 1993 | |
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 1999 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2021 | |
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | n/a | ||
Campaspe Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Bullant | Myrmecia sp. 17 | n/a | ||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU vu | 2014 | |
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | VU Th | 2019 | |
| Pale Sun Moth | Synemon selene | en | 1700's | |
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.