Threatened fauna Central Goldfields Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna and date last recorded in Central Goldfields Shire which are considered threatened under the FFG Threatened List 2021.
- 40 pecies of threatened birds (32 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened mammals (6 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened fish (1 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened reptiles (3 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened amphibians (2 recorded since 2000)
- 2 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 Central Goldfields Shire up to 2025 | ||||
Central Goldfields Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 1968 | |
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 1991 | |
| Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | n/a | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2023 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2019 | |
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2017 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2021 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 2023 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2003 | |
| CaspianTern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2018 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Hylacola pyrrhopygia | vu | 2000 | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 1991 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2006 | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 1979 | |
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 2023 | |
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 1999 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2023 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2019 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | vu | 2001 | |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2008 | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2019 | |
| Inland Dotterel | Charadrius australis | vu | 1991 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2017 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Rallus pectoralis | vu | 1995 | |
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2023 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2023 | |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | n/a | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2021 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2010 | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2023 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2024 | |
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | n/a | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Xanthomyza phrygia | CR cr | 1982 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | ||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2021 | |
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittata | en | 2018 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2021 | |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 2021 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2001 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2003 | |
Central Goldfields Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2023 | |
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina | vu | 2022 | |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | ||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2018 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2022 | |
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2005 | |
Central Goldfields Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 1972 | |
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1970 | |
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 2004 | |
Central Goldfields Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2020 | |
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2010 | |
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Lace Monitor (Tree Goanna) | Varanus varius | en | 2024 | |
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 1975 | |
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 2011 | |
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | - | ||
Central Goldfields Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Bullant | Myrmecia sp. 17 | n/a | ||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Stonefly | Dinotoperla walkeri | en | 2010 | |
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.