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Corrections to the CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates as of 1 April 2006
General Page 7 Dickerman, C.R et al. (1998). The surname should read Dickman.
Reptiles Page 13 Growling Tree Frog, Litoria eucnemis (Lonnberg, 1890). The date should
read (Lonnberg, 1900).
Page 14 Littlejohn’s Tree Frog, Litoria littlejohni A.W. White. The name should read A.M. White.
Page 15 Cape Melville Frog, Cophixalis zweifeli Davies and McDonald, 1988. The date should read Davies and McDonald, 1998.
Page 24 Blue-tailed Shinning-skink. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Page 46 Slender-necked Seasnake. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Page 46 Geometrical Seasnake. There should be no shading in the CT column and there should be dark shading in the NT column.
Page 46 Elegant Seasnake. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Page 47 Yellow-lipped Sea Krait. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Page 47 Brown-lipped Sea Krait. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Birds Page 50 Royal Albatross, D. e. epomophora. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in
the CT column.
Page 50 Royal Albatross, D. e. sanfordi. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Wandering Albatross, D. e. exulans. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Wandering Albatross, D. e. chionoptera. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in the CT column, and this column should have dark shading.
Page 50 Wandering Albatross, D. e. amsterdamensis. The number 3 should appear in the CT column, and this column should have dark shading.
Page 50 Wandering Albatross, D. e. antipodensis. The number 3 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Wandering Albatross, D. e. gibsoni. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross. The number 2 should appear before the number 3 in the CT column.
Page 50 Yellow-nosed Albatross. The numbers 2, 3 and 4 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Grey-headed Albatross. The numbers 2 and 3 should appear in the CT column, and this column should have dark shading.
Page 50 Black-browed Albatross, T. m. melanophrys. The numbers 1 and 2 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Black-browed Albatross, T. m. impavida. The numbers 1 and 2 should appear in the CT column.
Page 50 Buller’s Albatross, T. b. bulleri. The number 1 and 2 should appear in the CT column
Page 51 Shy Albatross, T. c. salvini. The number 3 should appear in the CT column.
Page 79 White-naped Honeyeater, M. l. lunatus. The author and date should be roman (not italic).
Page 81 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops. The scientific name should read Gliciphila melanops.
Page 85 Rufous Whistler, P. r. falcata. The author and date should be roman (not italic).
Page 89 White-winged Triller. The CT column should have no shading.
Page 89 Black-faced Woodswallow, A. c. cinereus. The author and date should be roman (not italic).
Page 91 Russet-tailed Thrush should appear before Bassian Thrush.
Page 96 Broad-billed Prion. The CT column should have no shading.
Page 97 Lesser Black-backed Gull, L. f. fuscus. The number 4 should appear in the CT column.
Mammals Page 103 Southern Brown Bandicoot, O. b. nauticus. The scientific name should read
I. o. nauticus.
Page 104 Yellow-bellied Glider. The number 2 should appear in the CT column, and this column should have dark shading. There should not be a number in the CL column, and this column should be unshaded.
Page 104 Sugar Glider. The number 2 should appear in the CT column, and this column should have dark shading. There should not be a number in the CL column, and this column should be unshaded.
Page 118 Eastern Grey Squirrel. There should be dark shading in the V column. There should be no shading in the S column.
Page 118 Five-lined Palm Squirrel. There should be dark shading in the N and the W columns. There should be no shading in the S column.
Appendix Page 121 Replace ‘Grey-bellied Grasswren’ with ‘Kalkadoon Grasswren’.
General Information 7
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
Common Name Scientific Name CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Giant Frog Cyclorana australis (J.E. Gray, 1842) 3017
Short-footed Frog Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871) 3018
Hidden-ear Frog Cyclorana cryptotis Tyler and Martin, 1977
3019
Knife-footed Frog Cyclorana cultripes H.W. Parker, 1940 3020
Long-footed Frog Cyclorana longipes Tyler & Martin, 1977
3021
Daly Waters Frog Cyclorana maculosa Tyler & Martin, 1977
3022
Main’s Frog Cyclorana maini Tyler & Martin, 1977 3023
Small Frog Cyclorana manya van Beurden & McDonald, 1980
R 3027
New Holland Frog Cyclorana novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1867
3024
Water-holding Frog Cyclorana platycephala (Günther, 1873)
3025
Wailing Frog Cyclorana vagita Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981
3028
Rough Frog Cyclorana verrucosa Tyler & Martin, 1977
R 3026
Slender Tree Frog Litoria adelaidensis (J.E. Gray, 1841) 3164
Cape Melville Tree Frog Litoria andiirrmalin McDonald, 1997 VU 3308
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) V 2 E VU 3166
Northern Dwarf Tree Frog
Litoria bicolor (J.E. Gray, 1842) 3167
Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961) E T CR 3168
Green-thighed Frog Litoria brevipalmata Tyler, Martin & Watson, 1972
R V EN 3169
Tasmanian Tree Frog Litoria burrowsae (Scott, 1942) 3170
Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea (J. White, 1790) 3171
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog Litoria castanea (Steindachner, 1867) E E CR 3172
Cave-dwelling Frog Litoria cavernicola Tyler & Davies, 1979
DD 3173
Red-eyed Tree Frog Litoria chloris (Boulenger, 1893) 3174
Blue Mountains Tree Frog
Litoria citropa (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
3175
Cooloolah Tree Frog Litoria cooloolensis Liem, 1974 R VU 3176
Copland’s Rock Frog Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968) 3177
Spotted-thighed Frog Litoria cyclorhyncha (Boulenger, 1882)
3178
Dahl’s Aquatic Frog Litoria dahlii (Boulenger, 1896) 3179
Davies’ Tree Frog Litoria daviesae Mahony, Knowles, Foster & Donnellan, 2001
V VU 3303
Bleating Tree Frog Litoria dentata (Keferstein, 1868) 2 3180
Buzzing Tree Frog Litoria electrica Ingram & Corben, 1990
3002
Growling Tree Frog Litoria eucnemis (Lönnberg, 1900) 3304
Brown Tree Frog Litoria ewingii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
3182
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880) 3183
Freycinet’s Frog Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838 2 V VU 3184
14 Amphibians
* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
Common Name Scientific Name CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
New Guinea Tree Frog Litoria genimaculata (Horst, 1883) R 3034
Centralian Tree Frog Litoria gilleni (Spencer, 1896) 3185
Dainty Green Tree Frog Litoria gracilenta (Peters, 1869) 3187
Peters’ Frog Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) 3188
Giant Tree Frog Litoria infrafrenata (Günther, 1867) 3189
Jervis Bay Tree Frog Litoria jervisiensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
2 DD 3190
Jungguy Tree Frog Litoria jungguy Donnellan & Mahony, 2004
3313
Broad-palmed Frog Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867 3191
Lesueur’s Frog Litoria lesueuri (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
3316
Littlejohn’s Tree Frog Litoria littlejohni A.M. White, Whitford & Mahony, 1994
V V T DD 3039
Long-snouted Frog Litoria longirostris Tyler & Davies, 1977
R 3193
Armoured Frog Litoria lorica Davies & McDonald, 1979
E E CR 3194
Rockhole Frog Litoria meiriana (Tyler, 1969) 3196
Javelin Frog Litoria microbelos (Cogger, 1966) 3181
Western Green and Golden Bell Frog
Litoria moorei (Copland, 1957) 3197
Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis (Andersson, 1916) E E EN 3198
Rocket Frog Litoria nasuta (J.E. Gray, 1842) 3199
Bridle Frog Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867) 3200
Leaf Green River Tree Frog
Litoria nudidigita (Copland, 1962) 2 3309
Nyakala Frog Litoria nyakalensis Liem, 1974 E E CR 3201
Olongburra Frog Litoria olongburensis Liem & Ingram, 1977
V V V VU 3202
Pale Frog Litoria pallida Davies, Martin & Watson, 1983
3218
Victorian Frog Litoria paraewingi Watson, Loftus-Hills & Littlejohn, 1971
3203
Pearson’s Green Tree Frog
Litoria pearsoniana (Copland, 1961) E NT 3003
Peron’s Tree Frog Litoria peronii (Tschudi, 1838) 2 R 3204
Masked Frog Litoria personata Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1978
3205
Leaf-green Tree Frog Litoria phyllochroa (Günther, 1863) 3206
Peppered Frog Litoria piperata Tyler & Davies, 1985 V V CR 3217
Southern Bell Frog Litoria raniformis (Keferstein, 1867) V E T V V EN 3207
Revealed Frog Litoria revelata Ingram, Corben & Hosmer, 1982
R 3219
Creek Frog Litoria rheocola Liem, 1974 E E EN 3208
Roth’s Tree Frog Litoria rothii (De Vis, 1884) 3209
Desert Tree Frog Litoria rubella (J.E. Gray, 1842) 3210
Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri Dubois, 1984 E E T CR 3195
Magnificent Tree Frog Litoria splendida Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1977
3212
Glandular Frog Litoria subglandulosa Tyler & Anstis, 1983
V V VU 3186
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
Common Name Scientific Name CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Tornier’s Frog Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923) 3213
Tyler’s Tree Frog Litoria tyleri Martin, Watson, Gartside, Littlejohn & Loftus-Hills, 1979
2 3214
Verreaux’s Tree Frog Litoria verreauxii (Duméril, 1853) 3215
L. v. verreauxii (Duméril, 1853) 2 3906
L. v. alpina (Fry, 1915) V E T 3907
Wotjulum Frog Litoria wotjulumensis (Copland, 1957)
3216
Uncommitted Litoria wilcoxii Günther, 1864 3314
Orange-thighed Frog Litoria xanthomera Davies, McDonald & Adams, 1986
3220
Australian Lacelid Nyctimystes dayi (Günther, 1897) E E EN 3221
MICROHYLIDAE
Northern Territory Frog Austrochaperina adelphe (Zweifel, 1985)
3280
Fry’s Frog Austrochaperina fryi (Zweifel, 1962) R 3261
Slender Frog Austrochaperina gracilipes Fry, 1912 3281
Rain Frog Austrochaperina pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965)
3262
Robust Frog Austrochaperina robusta Fry, 1912 R 3263
Tapping Nursery-Frog Cophixalus aenigma Hoskin, 2004 VU 3315
Buzzing Frog Cophixalus bombiens Zweifel, 1985 R 3274
Elegant Frog Cophixalus concinnus Tyler, 1979 R CR 3253
Rattling Frog Cophixalus crepitans Zweifel, 1985 R 3275
Scanty Frog Cophixalus exiguus Zweifel & F. Parker, 1969
R 3254
Hosmer’s Frog Cophixalus hosmeri Zweifel, 1985 R VU 3276
Inelegant Frog Cophixalus infacetus Zweifel, 1985 R 3277
McDonald’s Frog Cophixalus mcdonaldi Zweifel, 1985 R EN 3278
Mountain-top Nursery-Frog
Cophixalis monticola Richards, Dennis, Trenerry & Werren, 1994
R EN 3040
Neglected Frog Cophixalus neglectus Zweifel, 1962 R EN 3255
Ornate Frog Cophixalus ornatus (Fry, 1912) 3256
Cape York Frog Cophixalus peninsularis Zweifel, 1985 R DD 3279
Rock Frog Cophixalus saxatilis Zweifel & F. Parker, 1977
R VU 3257
Cape Melville Frog Cophixalus zweifeli Davies & McDonald, 1998
DD 3305
RANIDAE
Wood Frog Rana daemeli (Steindachner, 1868) V 3267
BUFONIDAE
Cane Toad * Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) 3269
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* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Uncommitted Carlia aerata (Garman, 1901) 5123
Coen Rainbow-skink Carlia coensis (Mitchell, 1953) 2305
Sandy Rainbow-skink Carlia dogare Covacevich & Ingram, 1975
2306
Slender Rainbow-skink Carlia gracilis Storr, 1974 2309
Lined Rainbow-skink Carlia jarnoldae Covacevich & Ingram, 1975
2310
Rough Brown Rainbow-skink
Carlia johnstonei Storr, 1974 2311
Closed-litter Rainbow-skink
Carlia longipes (Macleay, 1877) 2308
Uncommitted Carlia malleollus Roberts, Couper, Worthington Wilmer, Amey & Zug, 2005
5121
Shaded-litter Rainbow-skink
Carlia munda (De Vis, 1885) 2151
Outcrop Rainbow-skink Carlia mundivensis (Broom, 1898) 2312
Fire-tailed Rainbow-skink
Carlia parrhasius Couper, Covacevich & Lethbridge, 1994
2779
Open-litter Rainbow-skink
Carlia pectoralis (De Vis, 1885) 2314
Blue-throated Rainbow-skink
Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869) 2316
Crevice Rainbow-skink Carlia rimula Ingram & Covacevich, 1980
2815
Black-throated Rainbow-skink
Carlia rostralis (De Vis, 1885) 2152
Red-throated Rainbow-skink
Carlia rubrigularis Ingram & Covacevich, 1989
2153
Red-sided Rainbow-skink
Carlia rufilatus Storr, 1974 2317
Robust Rainbow-skink Carlia schmeltzii (Peters, 1867) 2315
Black Mountain Rainbow-skink
Carlia scirtetis Ingram & Covacevich, 1980
R 2321
Brown Bicarinate Rainbow-skink
Carlia storri Ingram & Covacevich, 1989
2030
Southern Rainbow-skink
Carlia tetradactyla (O’Shaughnessy, 1879)
2318
Desert Rainbow-skink Carlia triacantha (Mitchell, 1953) 2319
Tussock Rainbow-skink Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884) 2320
Limbless Snake-tooth Skink
Coeranoscincus frontalis (De Vis, 1888)
R 2289
Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink
Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)
V R V NT 2293
Satinay Sand Skink Coggeria naufragus Couper, Covacevich, Masterson & Shea, 1996
2854
Spiny-palmed Shinning-skink
Cryptoblepharus carnabyi Storr, 1976 2326
Blue-tailed Shinning-skink
Cryptoblepharus egeriae (Boulenger, 1889)
4 2325
Black-boulder Shinning-skink
Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978
R 2327
Supralittoral Shinning-skink
Cryptoblepharus litoralis (Mertens, 1958)
2328
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* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Desert Banded Snake Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919) 2808
Jan’s Banded Snake Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859) 2712
West-Coast Banded Snake
Simoselaps littoralis (Storr, 1968) 2810
Dampierland Burrowing Snake
Simoselaps minimus (Worrell, 1960) 2811
Rosen’s Snake Suta fasciata (Rosén, 1905) 2661
Ord Snake Suta ordensis (Storr, 1984) 2659
Little Spotted Snake Suta punctata (Boulenger, 1896) 2663
Curl Snake Suta suta (Peters, 1863) 2722
Rough-scaled Snake Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863) 2723
Bandy-bandy Vermicella annulata (J.E. Gray, 1841) T R 2734
Uncommitted Vermicella intermedia Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996
2841
Northern Bandy-bandy Vermicella multifasciata (Longman, 1915)
2735
Uncommitted Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968 2842
Uncommitted Vermicella vermiformis Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996
2843
ELAPIDAE (sea snakes)
Horned Seasnake Acalyptophis peronii (Duméril, 1853) 4 2736
Short-nosed Seasnake Aipysurus apraefrontalis M.A. Smith, 1926
4 2737
Reef Shallows Seasnake Aipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869 4 2738
Eydoux’s Seasnake Aipysurus eydouxii (J.E. Gray, 1849) 4 2739
Leaf-scaled Seasnake Aipysurus foliosquama M.A. Smith, 1926
4 2740
Dusky Seasnake Aipysurus fuscus (Tschudi, 1837) 4 2741
Olive Seasnake Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804 4 2742
Uncommitted Aipysurus pooleorum L.A. Smith, 1974 2852
Mjoberg’s Seasnake Aipysurus tenuis Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913
2743
Stokes’s Seasnake Astrotia stokesii (J.E. Gray, 1846) 4 2744
Spectacled Seasnake Disteira kingii (Boulenger, 1896) 4 2745
Olive-headed Seasnake Disteira major (Shaw, 1802) 2746
Turtle-headed Seasnake Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869 4 2747
Beaked Seasnake Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803) 2748
Mangrove Seasnake Ephalophis greyae M.A. Smith, 1931 2749
Black-ringed Mangrove Snake
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, 1896
2751
Black-headed Seasnake Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864 4 2771
Uncommitted Hydrophis belcheri (J.E. Gray, 1849) 2921
Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) 2753
Slender-necked Seasnake Hydrophis coggeri (Kharin, 1984) 4 2024
Geometrical Seasnake Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984) 2025
Elegant Seasnake Hydrophis elegans (J.E. Gray, 1842) 4 2754
Slender Seasnake Hydrophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802) 2756
Plain Seasnake Hydrophis inornatus (J.E. Gray, 1849) 2757
Small-headed Seasnake Hydrophis mcdowelli Kharin, 1983 2026
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Black-banded Robust Seasnake
Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864 2759
Spotted Seasnake Hydrophis ornatus (J.E. Gray, 1842) 4 2761
Large-headed Seasnake Hydrophis pacificus Boulenger, 1896 2762
Plain-banded Seasnake Hydrophis vorisi Kharin, 1984 2027
Spine-bellied Seasnake Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802) 4 2767
Northern Mangrove Seasnake
Parahydrophis mertoni (Roux, 1910) 2750
Yellow-bellied Seasnake Pelamis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) 2 4 2770
ELAPIDAE (sea kraits)
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799) 4 2768
Brown-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)
4 2769
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50 Birds
* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri G.R. Gray, 1844 3 804
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua (J.R. Forster, 1781) NT 926
P. p. papua (J.R. Forster, 1781) 3 8666
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
3 924
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus (J.R. Forster, 1781)
3 925
Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus G.R. Gray, 1845
VU 4
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome (J.R. Forster, 1781)
VU 3
E. c. chrysocome (J.R. Forster, 1781) 8667
E. c. filholi F.W. Hutton, 1879 3 8668
E. c. moseleyi Mathews & Iredale, 1921
8669
Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, 1876 VU 968
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus (J.F. Brandt, 1837)
3 8005
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor (J.R. Forster, 1781) 5
E. m. novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
2 8670
DIOMEDEIDAE
Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825 T R VU 9905
D. e. epomophora Lesson, 1825 V 2 3 V 974
D. e. sanfordi Murphy, 1917 E 2 3 E R EN 973
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 T V R 86
D. e. exulans Linnaeus, 1758 V 1 2 3 E E VU 8989
D. e. chionoptera Salvin, 1896 E 1 2 3 R EN 87
D. e. amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
E 3 R CR 748
D. e. antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
V 3 V 846
D. e. gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
V 2 3 V R 847
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca (Hilsenberg, 1822) V 3 V T R V R EN 92
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785)
2 3 T V R NT 93
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
V 2 3 4
T R EN 89
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma (J.R. Forster, 1785)
V 2 3 T E V R VU 90
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys (Temminck, 1828)
V E 88
T. m. melanophrys (Temminck, 1828)
V 1 2 3
EN 8990
T. m. impavida Mathews, 1912 V 2 3 V 859
Buller’s Albatross Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893)
V T V 931
T. b. bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) 2 8991
T. bulleri subsp. V
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) T R 91
T. c. cauta (Gould, 1841) V V V V NT 8992
T. c. steadi Falla, 1933 V 861
T. c. eremita (Murphy, 1930) E 863
T. c. salvini (Rothschild, 1893) V 3 V R 862
PROCELLARIIDAE
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
E 3 E T V R VU 929
Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912 V 2 3 V T R NT 937
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides (A. Smith, 1840)
3 74
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
3 949
Cape Petrel Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758) 80
D. c. capense (Linnaeus, 1758) 1 3 8671
D. c. australe Mathews, 1913 8672
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea (G. Forster, 1777) # 984
P. n. confusa Mathews, 1912 3 8673
P. n. nivea (G. Forster, 1777) 3 8674
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
V 3 V 81
Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912) 941
P. s. salvini (Mathews, 1912) 3 8675
P. s. macgillivrayi (Mathews, 1912) 3 8676
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
3 4 84
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912) 3 942
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820) 83
P. t. subantarctica Oliver, 1955 V 3 E 8677
P. t. turtur (Kuhl, 1820) 8678
Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris (Mathews, 1912)
947
P. c. eatoni (Mathews, 1912) 3 8679
Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris (Lesson, 1831)
3 935
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera (A. Smith, 1840)
75
P. m. macroptera (A. Smith, 1840) 3 8680
P. m. gouldi (F.W. Hutton, 1869) 3 8681
White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot, 1826) 3 V 77
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri (Gould, 1844) 1 V IA VU 971
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844) V 3 E V 76
Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa (Salvin, 1875) 810
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (Schlegel, 1863) 922
P. n. neglecta (Schlegel, 1863) 1 V 8993
Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869)
Ec #4 E # 921
P. a. heraldica (Salvin, 1888) Ec 8683
Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui (Jouanin, 1964) 4 EN 775
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
M. m. titaniota Schodde & Mason, 1999
8638
M. m. lepidota Schodde & Mason, 1999
8639
M. m. melanocephala (Latham, 1802)
8294
M. m. leachi (Mathews, 1912) 8295
Yellow-throated Miner Manorina f lavigula (Gould, 1840) 635
M. f. f lavigula (Gould, 1840) 8298
M. f. wayensis (Mathews, 1912) 8299
M. f. melanotis (F.E. Wilson, 1911) E E T E I EN 967
M. f. obscura (Gould, 1841) 636
M. f. lutea (Gould, 1840) 8297
M. f. melvillensis (Mathews, 1912) 8296
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1802) R 641
E. c. griseigularis van Oort, 1909 8301
E. c. cyanotis (Latham, 1802) 8302
E. c. albipennis (Gould, 1841) 8300
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837) R V 580
M. g. laetior Gould, 1875 R 581
M. g. gularis (Gould, 1837) V 8303
Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris (Gould, 1837)
582
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
583
M. b. pallidiceps Mathews, 1912 8306
M. b. brevirostris Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
2 8304
M. b. wombeyi Schodde & Mason, 1999
8305
M. b. magnirostris North, 1905 8307
M. b. leucogenys Milligan, 1903 8308
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848 579
M. a. albogularis Gould, 1848 8309
M. a. inopinatus Schodde, 1989 8310
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus (Vieillot, 1802) 578
M. l. lunatus (Vieillot, 1802) 2 8311
M. l. chloropsis Gould, 1848 8312
Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis (Lesson, 1839) 584
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837) R 646
P. c. citreogularis (Gould, 1837) 8314
P. c. sordidus (Gould, 1848) 8313
Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides (Swainson, 1837) 9900
P. b. yorki Mathews, 1912 642
P. b. ammitophilus Schodde, Mason & McKean, 1979
8315
P. b. gordoni Mathews, 1912 643
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons (Gould, 1841) 594
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops (Latham, 1802) 593
G. m. melanops (Latham, 1802) 2 8341
G. m. chelidonia Schodde & Mason, 1999
8342
Brown-backed Honeyeater
Ramsayornis modestus (G.R. Gray, 1858)
595
Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus (Gould, 1843) 596
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis (Gould, 1843)
600
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis (Gould, 1843)
601
Grey Honeyeater Conopophila whitei (North, 1910) R 599
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1802)
591
A. t. cairnsensis Mathews, 1912 8343
A. t. tenuirostris (Latham, 1802) 2 8344
A. t. dubius Gould, 1837 8345
A. t. halmaturinus A.G. Campbell, 1906
8346
Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Gould, 1837
592
Banded Honeyeater Certhionyx pectoralis (Gould, 1841) 588
Black Honeyeater Certhionyx niger (Gould, 1838) 589
Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus Lesson, 1830 V 602
Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta (Latham, 1802)
586
M. s. sanguinolenta (Latham, 1802) 2 8347
Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala Gould, 1840 587
M. e. infuscata Forbes, 1879 8348
M. e. erythrocephala Gould, 1840 8349
Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Gould, 1843 590
M. o. fumata (Bonaparte, 1850) 8352
M. o. harterti Mathews, 1911 8351
M. o. obscura Gould, 1843 8350
Green-backed Honeyeater
Timeliopsis fallax (Salvadori, 1878) 782
T. f. claudi (Mathews, 1914) 604
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Gould, 1841 449
Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons Gould, 1838 450
Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea Castelnau & Ramsay, 1877
V R 451
E. c. crocea Castelnau & Ramsay, 1877
8354
E. c. macgregori Keast, 1958 Ec 8355
E. c. tunneyi Mathews, 1912 E 8353
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
448
Gibberbird Ashbyia lovensis (Ashby, 1911) 452
Birds 85
Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
P. o. apatetes Schodde & Mason, 1999
8413
Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis Gould, 1841 V E T V NT 402
Gilbert’s Whistler Pachycephala inornata Gould, 1841 V 403
Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Gould, 1843 406
P. s. peninsulae E. Hartert, 1899 8415
P. s. simplex Gould, 1843 407
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, 1802)
398
P. p. xanthoprocta Gould, 1838 V 1 964
P. p. pectoralis (Latham, 1802) 8416
P. p. contempta E. Hartert, 1898 V 8417
P. p. youngi Mathews, 1912 2 8418
P. p. fuliginosa Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
8420
P. p. glaucura Gould, 1845 8419
Mangrove Golden Whistler
Pachycephala melanura Gould, 1843 400
P. m. spinicaudus (Pucheran, 1853) 8422
P. m. robusta Masters, 1876 399
P. m. melanura Gould, 1843 8421
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris (Latham, 1802)
401
P. r. pallida E.P. Ramsay, 1878 8425
P. r. rufiventris (Latham, 1802) 2 8426
P. r. falcata Gould, 1843 8424
P. r. minor Zeitz, 1914 8423
White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides Gould, 1840 404
P. l. fretorum De Vis, 1889 8429
P. l. carnarvoni (Mathews, 1913) 8427
P. l. lanioides Gould, 1840 8428
Bower’s Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri (E.P. Ramsay, 1885)
414
Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
413
C. m. normani (Mathews, 1914) 8431
C. m. griseata (G.R. Gray, 1858) 8432
C. m. synaptica Schodde & Mason, 1999
8433
C. m. gouldii (G.R. Gray, 1858) 8434
C. m. rufogaster Gould, 1845 8435
C. m. parvula Gould, 1845 412
C. m. aelptes Schodde & Mason, 1976
8430
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802)
408
C. h. superciliosa Masters, 1876 8436
C. h. harmonica (Latham, 1802) 2 8437
C. h. brunnea Gould, 1841 409
C. h. strigata Swainson, 1838 8438
C. h. rufiventris Gould, 1841 410
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 546
A. c. normani (Mathews, 1923) 8515
A. c. dealbatus Schodde & Mason, 1999
8516
A. c. melanops Gould, 1865 8517
A. c. cinereus Vieillot, 1817 8518
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus (Latham, 1802) 547
A. c. cyanopterus (Latham, 1802) 2 8519
A. c. perthi (Mathews, 1915) 8520
Little Woodswallow Artamus minor Vieillot, 1817 548
A. m. derbyi Mathews, 1912 8521
A. m. minor Vieillot, 1817 8522
CAMPEPHAGIDAE
Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris (Jardine, 1831) 429
C. t. melvillensis Mathews, 1912 8523
C. t. tenuirostris (Jardine, 1831) 8524
Barred Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata (Swainson, 1825) V 428
C. l. lineata (Swainson, 1825) 8154
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
424
C. n. melanops (Latham, 1802) 2 8525
C. n. novaehollandiae (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
8526
C. n. subpallida Mathews, 1912 8527
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1788)
R 425
C. p. oriomo Mayr & Rand, 1936 8636
C. p. artamoides Schodde & Mason, 1999
8635
C. p. robusta (Latham, 1802) 427
C. p. hypoleuca (Gould, 1848) 8528
C. p. apsleyi Mathews, 1912 8634
Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima (Rüppell, 1839) T 423
Varied Triller Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
431
L. l. yorki Mathews, 1912 8531
L. l. leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
8532
L. l. macrura Schodde, 1989 8529
L. l. rufiventris (G.R. Gray, 1846) 8530
White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor (Swainson, 1825) 430
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga (Gould, 1838) 962
L. l. leucopyga (Gould, 1838) P 1 8158
ORIOLIDAE
Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
432
S. v. f laviventris Gould, 1850 433
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816)
679
P. v. minor A.J. Campbell, 1912 8108
P. v. violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) 2 8109
Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata Gould, 1862 R 681
C. g. guttata Gould, 1862 8110
C. g. carteri Mathews, 1920 8111
Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata (Gould, 1837) T E 680
Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830)
683
C. n. orientalis (Gould, 1879) 8113
C. n. nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830) 8114
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris Gould, 1850
682
MUSCICAPIDAE
Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei (Cabanis, 1850) 780
Z. h. heinei (Cabanis, 1850) 8552
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata (Latham, 1802) R 779
Z. l. cuneata (De Vis, 1890) 8553
Z. l. lunulata (Latham, 1802) 2 8554
Z. l. halmaturina (A.G. Campbell, 1906)
8555
Eurasian Blackbird * Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 991
T. m. merula Linnaeus, 1758 1 8556
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Latham, 1802 936
T. p. poliocephalus Latham, 1802 X 1 8558
T. p. vinitinctus (Gould, 1855) X X 8559
T. p. erythropleurus Sharpe, 1887 E 4 8557
Song Thrush * Turdus philomelos C.L. Brehm, 1831 992
T. p. clarkei E. Hartert, 1909 1 8560
STURNIDAE
Tasman Starling Aplonis fusca Gould, 1836 X EX 733
A. f. fusca Gould, 1836 1 8561
A. f. hulliana Mathews, 1912 X 8562
Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides (G.R. Gray, 1862) 724
Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) 674
A. m. metallica (Temminck, 1824) 8563
Common Starling * Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 999
S. v. vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 1 2 8564
Common Myna * Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) 998
A. t. tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) 1 2 8565
HIRUNDINIDAE
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna (Gould, 1841)
358
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 879
H. r. gutturalis Scopoli, 1786 4 8566
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* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893)
1 738
Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata (G. Forster, 1777) 82
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis (Salvin, 1891) 1 VU 774
Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii (G.R. Gray, 1843) EN 918
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764) 914
Townsend’s Shearwater Puffinus auricularis C.H. Townsend, 1890
9903
P. a. newelli Henshaw, 1900 1 EN 739
Audubon’s Shearwater # Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839 912
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864 VU 772
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis (O’Reilly, 1818) 771
Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818)
# 911
O. l. leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818) 8695
Tristram’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami Salvin, 1896 811
Little Grebe # Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) 843
Greater Flamingo # Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 4 777
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
4 907
Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (Swinhoe, 1873)
4 754
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
4 842
Malaysian Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)
4 797
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
796
N. n. nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 8706
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 908
Kerguelen Shag Phalacrocorax verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875)
803
Oriental Hobby # Falco severus Horsfield, 1821 4 755
Oriental Honey-Buzzard #
Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck, 1821)
4 792
Gurney’s Eagle Aquila gurneyi G.R. Gray, 1860 NT 801
Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822) 900
Corncrake Crex crex (Linnaeus, 1758) 899
Ruddy Crake Porzana fusca (Linnaeus, 1766) 715
P. f. fusca (Linnaeus, 1766) 4 8759
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) 4 711
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
770
C. a. dealbatus (Swinhoe, 1870) 8774
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Pallas, 1773 4 894
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
897
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1830) 1 4 852
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
764
L. g. caurinus Pitelka, 1950 8779
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812)
892
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764) 820
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa f lavipes (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) 809
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 832
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) 849
Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) 890
Dunlin # Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) 888
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte, 1826)
827
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819) 886
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
835
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818 856
Mew Gull # Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 4 786
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 855
L. f. fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 4 8791
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766 784
Laughing Gull # Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758 785
Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1831 885
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819) 783
Black Tern Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758) 884
C. n. surinamensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
8813
Elegant Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna (Wallace, 1865) 769
Collared Imperial-Pigeon #
Ducula mullerii (Temminck, 1835) 793
Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu (Horsfield, 1821) 747
K. k. ketupu (Horsfield, 1821) 4 8940
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822) 823
N. s. japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
4 8951
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821 4 765
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
881
A. v. yorki (Mathews, 1916) 8964
House Swift Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) 828
Common Kingfisher # Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 753
Blue winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis (P.L.S. Müller, 1766) 4 880
Brown Shrike # Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 4 734
House Crow * # Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 867
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) 723
M. s. philippensis (P.L.S. Müller, 1776)
8640
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina (Temminck, 1836) 725
F. n. narcissina (Temminck, 1836) 8641
Blue-and-White Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cyanomelana (Temminck, 1829)
726
C. c. cyanomelana (Temminck, 1829) 4 8642
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Conservation statusQueensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and South Australia: X = extinct or presumed extinct; R = rare; E = endangered; V = vulnerable. Victoria: T = threatened. Western Australia: R = rare or likely to become extinct; X = presumed extinct; I = protected under an international agreement between Australia and Japan (birds only); O = fauna in need of special protection for reasons other than those listed above. Northern Territory: Xr = regionally extinct in the NT; Xw = extinct in the wild; Ec = critically endangered; N = near threatened.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
I. o. nauticus Thomas, 1922 V
I. o. fusciventer (J.E. Gray, 1841) 1713
I. o. affinis (Waterhouse, 1846) 1711
Golden Bandicoot Isoodon auratus (Ramsay, 1887) E E VU 1094
I. a. auratus (Ramsay, 1887) V X R 1909
I. a. barrowensis (Thomas, 1901) V R 1910
Western Barred Bandicoot
Perameles bougainville Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
T E EN 1099
P. b. fasciata J.E. Gray, 1841 X X 1714
P. b. myosura Wagner, 1841 1715
P. b. bougainville Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
E R 1716
P. b. notina Thomas, 1922 1717
Desert Bandicoot Perameles eremiana Spencer, 1897 P E X X EX 1100
Eastern Barred Bandicoot
Perameles gunnii J.E. Gray, 1838 T E VU 1098
P. g. gunnii J.E. Gray, 1838 V 1718
P. gunnii subsp. (Victoria) E
Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 2 1097
P. n. nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 1720
P. n. pallescens Thomas, 1923 1721
Bilby Macrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837) V E X E R V VU 1106
M. l. sagitta (Thomas, 1905) 1722
M. l. cambrica Troughton, 1932 1723
M. l. nigripes (Jones, 1923) 1724
M. l. grandis Troughton, 1932 1725
M. l. interjecta Troughton, 1932 1726
M. l. lagotis (Reid, 1837) 1727
Lesser Bilby Macrotis leucura (Thomas, 1887) X E X X EX 1107
PERORYCTIDAE
Rufous Spiny Bandicoot Echymipera rufescens (Peters & Doria, 1875)
1103
E. r. australis Tate, 1948 1703
PHASCOLARCTIDAE
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
V R NT 1162
P. c. adustus Thomas, 1923 1731
P. c. cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) 1732
P. c. victor Troughton, 1935 1733
VOMBATIDAE
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1872) E E X CR 1169
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845) E 1168
Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) R R 1165
V. u. hirsutus (Perry, 1810) 1728
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* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
V. u. ursinus (Shaw, 1800) V 1729
V. u. tasmaniensis (Spencer & Kershaw, 1910)
1730
BURRAMYIDAE
Mountain Pygmy-possum
Burramys parvus Broom, 1896 E E T EN 1156
Long-tailed Pygmy-possum
Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877)
1153
C c. macrurus (Mjöberg, 1916) 1742
Western Pygmy-possum Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) E 1151
C. c. minor Wakefield, 1963 1743
C. c. concinnus (Gould, 1845) 1744
Little Pygmy-possum Cercartetus lepidus (Thomas, 1888) 1152
Eastern Pygmy-possum Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1818) V V 1150
C. n. unicolor (Krefft, 1863) 1745
C. c. nanus (Desmarest, 1818) 1746
PETAURIDAE
Striped Possum Dactylopsila trivirgata J.E. Gray, 1858 1144
D. t. picata Thomas, 1908 1747
Leadbeater’s Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867
E T EN 1141
Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 2 V E NT 1136
P. a. reginae Thomas, 1923 V V 1748
P. a. australis Shaw, 1791 1749
Sugar Glider Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 2 R 1138
P. b. longicaudatus Longman, 1924 1750
P. b. breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 1751
P. b. ariel (Gould, 1842) 1752
Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis (De Vis, 1883) E E EN 1753
Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) V T E NT 1137
PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE
Lemuroid Ringtail Possum
Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884)
R NT 1128
Greater Glider Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) 2 1133
P. v. minor (Collett, 1887) 1754
P. v. volans (Kerr, 1792) 1755
Rock Ringtail Possum Petropseudes dahli (Collett, 1895) 1125
Western Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Thomas, 1888)
V R VU 1046
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)
1129
P. p. peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) 1756
P. p. pulcher (Matschie, 1915) 1757
P. p. cookii (Desmarest, 1818) 2 1758
P. p. convolutor (Schinz, 1821) 1759
Green Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops archeri (Collett, 1884) R NT 1127
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* = exotic (human-assisted) introduction; # = subspecies is not known; ■ = regular component of the fauna of that jurisdiction; ■ = accidental or vagrant Conservation statusCommonwealth legislation protection status: X = extinct; Ec = critically endangered; E = endangered; V = vulnerable; Cd = conservation dependent.IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (2004) category of threat: EX = extinct and extinct in the wild; CR = critically endangered; EN = endangered; NT = lower risk/near threatened; CD = lower risk/conservation dependent; VU = vulnerable; DD = data deficient.
Introductions of foreign species once established but now extinct in Australia and its territories
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CL CT Q N A V T S W NT I ABRS
SCIURIDAEEastern Grey Squirrel * Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 1509
Five-lined Palm Squirrel *
Funambulus pennanti Wroughton, 1905
1508
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Norfolk Island Parrot Cyanoramphus cookii (G.R. Gray, 1859)Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi Mellor, 1913Kalkadoon Grasswren Amytornis ballarae Condon, 1969Western Fieldwren Calamanthus montanellus Milligan, 1903Western Wattlebird Anthochaera lunulata Gould, 1838White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa (Gould, 1847)Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang (Lesson, 1838)Mallee Whipbird Psophodes leucogaster Howe & Ross, 1933Western Shrike-tit Falcunculus leucogaster Gould, 1838Northern Shrike-tit Falcunculus whitei A.J. Campbell, 1910Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas Gould, 1843Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840Frilled-necked Monarch Arses lorealis De Vis, 1895Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana (Gould, 1870)White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor (Swainson, 1825)Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argenteus Gould, 1841Capricorn White-eye Zosterops chlorocephalus A.J. Campbell & S.A White, 1910Australian Pipit Anthus australis Vieillot, 1818
Newly accepted taxa for Australian fauna since the first edition (not including vagrants and accidental visitors):
Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa (Salvin, 1875)Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui (Jouanin, 1964)Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine & Selby, 1828)Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax Jouanin, 1955Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica (Gould, 1844)Swinhoe’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867)
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MAMMALSNewly described taxa since the first edition:
Agile Antechinus Antechinus agilis Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998Subtropical Antechinus Antechinus subtropicus Van Dyck & Crowther, 2000Tan False Antechinus Pseudantechinus roryi Cooper, Aplin & Adams, 2000Short-eared Possum Trichosurus cunninghami Lindenmayer, Dubach & Viggers, 2002Australian Snubfin Dolphin Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005
Subspecies/junior synomyms of a previously described taxa elevated to species status since the first edition:
Rusty Antechinus Antechinus adustus (Thomas, 1923)Ampurta Dasycercus hillieri (Thomas, 1905)Uncommitted Sminthopsis froggatti (Ramsay, 1887)Uncommitted Sminthopsis stalkeri Thomas, 1906Southern Common Cuscus Phalanger mimicus (Thomas, 1972)Purple-necked Rock-wallaby Petrogale purpureicollis Le Souëf, 1924Little Northern Freetail-bat Mormopterus loriae (Thomas, 1879)
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