Threatened fauna Cardinia 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 Cardinia Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 59 species of threatened birds (36 recorded since 2000)
- 13 species of threatened mammals (11 recorded since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened fish ( 3 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened reptiles (3 recorded since 2000)
- 2 species of threatened amphibians (2 recorded since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened invertebrates (0 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 Cardinia Shire up to 2025 | ||||
Cardinia Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2017 | |
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | en | 2006 | |
| Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 2020 | |
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2019 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2014 | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | EN en | 1991 | |
| Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis australis | en | 2008 | |
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | CR | 2021 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2019 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2018 | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2021 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 1981 | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 1997 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2017 | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 2025 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 1912 | |
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR cr | 2021 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2020 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Fairy Tern | Sternula nereis nereis | VU cr | 1979 | |
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 1980 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2024 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | VU vu | 1987 | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | VU vu | 1992 | |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2022 | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | VU vu | 1992 | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | cr | 1997 | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU n/a | ||
| Helmeted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | CR cr | 2012 | |
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2009 | |
| King Quail | Coturnix chinensis victoriae | en | 1901 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | EN en | 1997 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2021 | |
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2023 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2018 | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons sinensis | VU cr | 1987 | |
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 1989 | |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Lophochroa leadbeateri | EN en | 1979 | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | en | 1986 | |
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 2018 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2024 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Orange-bellied Parrot | Neophema chrysogaster | CR cr | 2024 | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | vu | 1997 | |
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus pacificus | n/a | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosus | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 1930 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2021 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2023 | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | VU vu | 1990 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | VU vu | 2011 | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | en | 2022 | |
| Sooty Oystercatcher | Haematopus fuliginosus | n/a | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | en | 1999 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2017 | |
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | VU en | 1700's | |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 1998 | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | VU vu | 1997 | |
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | vu | 2018 | |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | en | 1991 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2021 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2021 | |
Cardinia Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Broad-toothed Rat | Mastacomys fuscus mordicus | EN en | 2025 | |
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 1960 | |
| Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | vu | 2022 | |
| Eastern Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 2020 | |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Leadbeater's Possum | Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | CR cr | 2022 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2023 | |
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 2024 | |
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | EN en | 2024 | |
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2003 | |
| Swamp Antechinus | Antechinus minimus maritimus | VU vu | 1983 | |
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | vu | 2014 | |
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 2023 | |
Cardinia Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Australian Grayling | Prototroctes maraena | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Dwarf Galaxias | Galaxiella pusilla | EN en | 2024 | |
| Flinders Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca sp. 1 | vu | 2018 | |
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1976 | |
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 1970 | |
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | ||
Cardinia Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Glossy Grass Skink | Pseudemoia rawlinsoni | en | 2024 | |
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2022 | |
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2021 | |
| Swamp Skink | Lissolepis coventryi | EN en | 2020 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2024 | |
Cardinia Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Two-spotted Grass-skipper Butterfly | Pasma tasmanica | en | 1907 | |
| Depressed Mussel | Hyridella depressa | en | 1994 | |
| Crustacea | ||||
| Dandenong Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus urostrictus | cr | 1962 | |
| Foothill Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus victoriensis | en | 1964 | |
| Tubercle Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus tuberculatus | en | 1962 | |
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.