Threatened fauna Gannawarra 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 Gannawarra Shire which are considered threatened under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 65 species of threatened birds (46 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened mammals (5 recorded since 2000)
- 9 species of threatened fish (6 recorded since 2000)
- 9 species of threatened reptiles (7 recorded since 2000)
- 4 species of threatened amphibians (4 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened invertebrate (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 Gannawara Shire (up to 2025) | ||||
Gannawarra Shire Council – threatened birds | ||||
| Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea | vu | 2019 | |
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2023 | |
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 1985 | |
Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 2021 | |
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | en | 2022 | |
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 2006 | |
| 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 | 2020 | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | EN en | 1989 | |
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | n/a | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2023 | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | EN en | 2018 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2024 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 2023 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2023 | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2024 | |
| Chestnut Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma castanotus | n/a | ||
| Chirruping Wedgebill | Psophodes cristatus | ex | 1857 | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 2020 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2017 | |
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 1892 | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 2021 | |
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 2021 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR cr | 1993 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2024 | |
| Elegant Parrot | Neophema elegans | vu | 2005 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2024 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 1982 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | VU vu | 1987 | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | VU vu | 1982 | |
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | vu | 2024 | |
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU vu | 1997 | |
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 1961 | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | VU vu | 2018 | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | cr | 1961 | |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina maxima | en | 1980 | |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU n/a | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2023 | |
| Inland Dotterel | Charadrius australis | vu | 2022 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2022 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2003 | |
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2023 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | en | 2024 | |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | n/a | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 2023 | |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Lophocroa leadbeateri | EN en | 1979 | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | en | 2021 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2024 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | vu | 2018 | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 2024 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2023 | |
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | n/a | ||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | en | 2022 | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | VU vu | 2017 | |
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 1979 | |
| Regent Parrot | Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides | VU vu | 1995 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | VU | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | VU vu | 2000 | |
| Rufous Fieldwren | Calamanthus campestris | n/a | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | n/a | ||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Spotted Bowerbird | Ptilonorhynchus maculatus | ex | 1892 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2018 | |
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | VU en | 1961 | |
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 1980 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2023 | |
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | en | 1892 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2019 | |
| White-winged Black Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | n/a | ||
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | en | 2021 | |
Gannawarra Shire Council – threatened mammals | ||||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2023 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2007 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2021 | |
| Rufous Bettong | Aepyprymnus rufescens | ex | 1857 | |
| South-eastern Long-eared Bat | Nyctophilus corbeni | VU en | 2021 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat | Saccolaimus flaviventris | vu | 2008 | |
Gannawarra Shire Council – threatened fishes | ||||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | CR cr | 1976 | |
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 1981 | |
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1970 | |
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 2025 | |
| Murray River Rainbowfish | Melanotaenia fluviatilis | en | 2025 | |
| Murray Hardyhead | Craterocephalus fluviatilis | EN cr | 2024 | |
| Silver Perch | Bidyanus bidyanus | EN en | 2025 | |
| Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon | Mogurnda adspersa | cr | 2025 | |
| Trout Cod | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN en | 2023 | |
Gannawarra Shire Council – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bandy Bandy | Vermicella annulata | en | 1930 | |
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2024 | |
| Broad-shelled Turtle | Chelodina expansa | en | 2023 | |
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2021 | |
| Carpet Python | Morelia spilota metcalfei | en | 2006 | |
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | ||
| Giant Bullfrog | Limnodynastes interioris | en | 2000 | |
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Hooded Scaly-foot | Pygopus schraderi | cr | 2024 | |
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2025 | |
| Samphire Skink | Morethia adelaidensis | en | 2018 | |
Sloane's Froglet | EN en | 2022 | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 1964 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2010 | |
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | n/a | ||
Gannawarra Shire Council – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Jewel Beetle | Temognatha flavocincta | vu | 1700's | |
| Large River Damselfly | Caliagrion billinghursti | vu | 1994 | |
Crustacea | ||||
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | VU th | 1969 | |
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.