Threatened fauna Horsham Rural City
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Horsham Rural City which are considered threatened under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 61 species of threatened birds (43 recorded since 2000)
- 9 species of threatened mammals (4 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened fish (5 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened reptiles (4 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened amphibians (2 recorded since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened invertebrates (3 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 |
| Threatened fauna not recorded in Horsham Rural City since 2000 |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | |||
| Last recorded in Horsham Rural City (up to 2025) | |||||
Horsham Rural City – threatened birds | |||||
| Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea | vu | 1903 | ||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 1996 | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2024 | ||
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 2014 | ||
| Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 2000 | ||
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | en | 1957 | ||
| Australian Painted-snipe | Rostratula australis | EN cr | 1979 | ||
| Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | n/a | |||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | |||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla | n/a | |||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2018 | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2019 | ||
| Black-chinned Honeyeater | Melithreptus gularis | n/a | |||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | n/a | |||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2024 | ||
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 2022 | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2020 | ||
| Caspian Tern | Sterna caspia | vu | 2018 | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Hylacola pyrrhopygia | vu | 2019 | ||
| Chestnut Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma castanotus | n/a | |||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 2018 | ||
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 1999 | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 1991 | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 2018 | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 2011 | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR cr | 2004 | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2024 | ||
| Elegant Parrot | Neophema elegans | vu | 2023 | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2024 | ||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2020 | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | |||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | vu | 2018 | ||
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU vu | 1989 | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae | en | 1999 | ||
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU n/a | |||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2021 | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Rallus pectoralis | vu | 1997 | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | |||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2022 | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2021 | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 2006 | ||
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Cacatua leadbeateri | EN en | 1974 | ||
| Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | en | 2018 | ||
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | cr | 1982 | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2023 | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | |||
| Night Parrot | Pezoporus occidentalis | CR n/a | 1800 | ||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2020 | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | n/a | |||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | |||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 1984 | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2024 | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2013 | ||
| Purple-gaped Honeyeater | Lichenostomus cratitius | vu | 1981 | ||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | en | 1993 | ||
| Red-lored Whistler | Pachycephala rufogularis | VU vu | 1975 | ||
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksi | EN en | 2021 | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 1928 | ||
| Regent Parrot | Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides | VU vu | 1967 | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | |||
| Rufous Fieldwren | Calamanthus campestris | n/a | |||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittata | en | 2020 | ||
| Slender-billed Thornbill | Acanthiza iredalei hedleyi | en | 2018 | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | |||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | |||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2019 | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 2019 | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | |||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2023 | ||
| White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | en | 2014 | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2020 | ||
Horsham Rural City – threatened mammals | |||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 1968 | ||
| Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby | Petrogale penicillata | VU cr | 2016 | ||
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | |||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2011 | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2024 | ||
| Heath Mouse | Pseudomys shortridgei | EN en | 1975 | ||
| Little Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus lepidus | n/a | |||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2023 | ||
| Silky Mouse | Pseudomys apodemoides | n/a | |||
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 1974 | ||
| Squirrel Glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | vu | 1992 | ||
| Western Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus concinnus | n/a | |||
| White-footed Rabbit-rat | Conilurus albipes | EX ex | 1700's | ||
Horsham Rural City – threatened fishes | |||||
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 2024 | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | |||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1970 | ||
| Mountain Galaxias | Galaxias olidus | n/a | |||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii peelii | VU en | 2025 | ||
| Silver Perch | Bidyanus bidyanus | EN en | 2025 | ||
| Variegated Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca variegata | VU en | 2014 | ||
| Yarra Pigmy Perch | Nannoperca obscura | EN en | 2006 | ||
Horsham Rural City – threatened reptiles & amphibians | |||||
Reptiles | |||||
| Bardick | Echiopsis curta | en | 1700's | ||
| Eastern Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2018 | ||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | |||
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2023 | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU vu | 1995 | ||
| Striped Worm-Lizard | Aprasia striolata | en | 2018 | ||
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2014 | ||
| Western Blue-tongued Lizard | Tiliqua occipitalis | n/a | |||
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | n/a | |||
Amphibians | |||||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2018 | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2024 | ||
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 1968 | ||
Horsham Rural City – threatened invertebrates | |||||
| Amethyst Hairstreak Butterfly | Jalmenus icilius | en | 1700's | ||
| Bullant | Myrmecia sp. 17 | n/a | |||
| Genoveva Blue Butterfly | Ogyris genoveva | en | 1990 | ||
| Golden Rayed Blue Butterfly | Candalides noelkeri | en | 2020 | ||
| Pale Sun Moth | Synemon selene | en | 1700's | ||
| Western Bright-eyed Brown Butterfly | Heteronympha cordace wilsoni | cr | 1700's | ||
| Western Swamp Crayfish | Gramastacus insolitus | en | 2025 | ||
| White Yabby | Cherax destructor albidus | n/a | |||
| Yellow Sedge-skipper Butterfly | Hesperilla flavescens | en | 2005 | ||
n/a - species previously on Advisory Lists (2009 & 2013) which have since been reassessed and not included on the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
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.