Threatened fauna Mitchell Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Mitchell Shire which are considered threatened under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 52 species of threatened birds (35 recorded since 2000)
- 16 species of threatened mammals (11 recorded since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened fish (4 recorded since 2000)
- 4 species of threatened reptiles
- 3 species of threatened amphibians (3 recorded since 2000)
- 8 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 |
| th | Threatened |
| Threatened fauna not recorded in Mitchell Shire since 2000 |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | |||
| Last recorded in Mitchell Shire (up to 2025) | |||||
Mitchell Shire – threatened birds | |||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2003 | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2020 | ||
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 1920 | ||
| Australian Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | en | 1928 | ||
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 1976 | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | |||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | |||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2023 | ||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | n/a | |||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2017 | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | EN en | 1928 | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2023 | ||
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2012 | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 1980 | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2023 | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2013 | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 1980 | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 2012 | ||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 1928 | ||
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2018 | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 2013 | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR cr | 1976 | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 1928 | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2023 | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | |||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2020 | ||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2023 | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | |||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis | vu | 2017 | ||
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU vu | 2005 | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2021 | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2018 | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2020 | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Rallus pectoralis | vu | 1928 | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | |||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2020 | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2023 | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 1997 | ||
| Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | VU vu | 1926 | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2023 | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | |||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2013 | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | |||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosu | VU vu | 1991 | ||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 1983 | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 1928 | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2025 | ||
| Purple-gaped Honeyeater | Lichenostomus cratitius | vu | 1981 | ||
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | n/a | |||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | en | 1989 | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Xanthomyza phrygia | CR cr | 2018 | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | |||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 1989 | ||
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | en | 2023 | ||
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittata | en | 2022 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | vu | 2018 | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | |||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2019 | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2021 | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened mammals | |||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2025 | ||
| Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby | Petrogale penicillata | VU cr | 1924 | ||
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina | vu | 2024 | ||
| Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | vu | 2012 | ||
| Eastern Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 2004 | ||
| Eastern Bettong | Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi | EX ex | 1869 | ||
| Eastern Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus | en | 1991 | ||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2022 | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2023 | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2021 | ||
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 1968 | ||
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | EN en | 2024 | ||
| Southern Myotis (bat) | Myotis macropus | n/a | |||
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2018 | ||
| Squirrel Glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | vu | 2023 | ||
| White-footed Rabbit-rat | Conilurus albipes | EX ex | 1839 | ||
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 2023 | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened fish | |||||
| Barred Galaxias | Galaxias fuscus | EN cr | 2019 | ||
| Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN en | 1991 | ||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | Cr cr | 1990 | ||
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 1981 | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | |||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 2024 | ||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 2016 | ||
| Southern Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage) | VU vu | 2009 | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | |||||
Reptiles | |||||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2022 | ||
| Broad-shelled Turtle | Chelodina expansa | en | 2025 | ||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | |||
| Lace Monitor (tree goanna) | Varanus varius | en | 2023 | ||
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2025 | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 2021 | ||
| Tussock Skink | Pseudemoia pagenstecheri | en | 1988 | ||
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | n/a | |||
Amphibians | |||||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2020 | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2023 | ||
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2011 | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened invertebrates | |||||
| Amethyst Hairstreak Butterfly | Jalmenus icilius | en | 1992 | ||
| Genoveva Blue Butterfly | Ogyris genoveva | en | 1993 | ||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU vu | 2024 | ||
| Inland Ringtail Damselfly | Austrolestes aridus | n/a | |||
| Jewel Beetle | Temognatha flavocincta | vu | 2015 | ||
| Large Ant Blue Butterfly | Acrodipsas brisbanensis | en | 1993 | ||
| Small Ant Blue Butterfly | Acrodipsas myrmecophila | en | 1995 | ||
| Yellow Ochre Butterfly | Trapezites luteus luteus | en | 1994 | ||
Crustacea | |||||
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | VU Th | 1997 | ||
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.