Threatened fauna Mount Alexander Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Mount Alexander Shire which are considered threatened under the Commonwealh EPBC Act 1999 and the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 45 species of threatened birds (33 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened mammals (6 recorded since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened fish (2 recorded since 2000)
- 4 species of threatened reptiles (3 recorded since 2000)
- 2 species of threatened amphibians (2 recorded since 2000)
- 5 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 Mount Alexander Shire since 2000 |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | |||
Last recorded in Mount Alexander Shire (up to 2025) | |||||
Mount Alexander Shire – threatened birds | |||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 1990 | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2018 | ||
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | en | 1987 | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | |||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2023 | ||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | n/a | |||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2018 | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2021 | ||
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2019 | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 1997 | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2023 | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 2011 | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2018 | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Hylacola pyrrhopygia | vu | 2019 | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 2023 | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | vu | 2009 | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2023 | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2021 | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | |||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2019 | ||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 1998 | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | vu | 2019 | ||
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU vu | 1997 | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2005 | ||
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina maxima | en | 1929 | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2021 | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2017 | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Rallus pectoralis | vu | 1994 | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | |||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2021 | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2017 | ||
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Lophocroa leadbeateri | EN en | 1977 | ||
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 1973 | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2021 | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | |||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2019 | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | |||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR cr | 2021 | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2021 | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2014 | ||
| Purple-gaped Honeyeater | Lichenostomus cratitius | vu | 1963 | ||
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | n/a | |||
| Regent Honeyeater | Xanthomyza phrygia | CR cr | 2021 | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | |||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 1980 | ||
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2021 | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittata | en | 2023 | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | |||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | |||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2023 | ||
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | VU en | 1982 | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 2024 | ||
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | vu | 2004 | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | |||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2021 | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2021 | ||
Mount Alexander Shire – threatened mammals | |||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2024 | ||
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina | vu | 2021 | ||
| Eastern Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | |||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | vu | 2013 | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2025 | ||
Mount Alexander Shire – threatened fish | |||||
| Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN en | 1994 | ||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | CR cr | 2025 | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | |||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1994 | ||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 1994 | ||
| Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon | Mogumda adspersa | cr | 2023 | ||
Mount Alexander Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | |||||
Reptiles | |||||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | |||
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2020 | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 2022 | ||
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 1997 | ||
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | n/a | |||
Amphibians | |||||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2025 | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2000 | ||
Mount Alexander Shire – threatened invertebrates | |||||
| Cryptic Sun Moth | Synemon theresa | ex | 1907 | ||
| Eltham Copper Butterfly | Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida | EN en | 2024 | ||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU vu | 2020 | ||
| Inland Ringtail Damselfly | Austrolestes aridus | n/a | |||
| Jewel Beetle | Temognatha flavocincta | vu | 1700's | ||
| Yellow Ochre Butterfly | Trapezites luteus luteus | en | 1988 | ||
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.