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List of Victorian Mammals & Birds & Their Conservation Status List of Victorian mammals & birds & their conservation status 4 LAND Land/or WildlifeNote No. 5 (second edition) August 1997 ivh,,�TT""'r' __________________ ,\y�i Key words: Endanger, Extinction - mammals, birds, Conservation status, Mammals - list, Birds - list LIBRA ;(•f .· Author: Flora and Fauna Program RY w. l 2-Ex-05 Area Statewide (updated by Felicity Nicho T This list of mammals and birds includes all species recorded for Victoria, including tl\�ftS�if�'1Siflml;fi'l\Present in the State and extinct species which formerly occurred in Victoria. Some birds that are rarely recorded' vts'il:Bhh'o Victoria are not listed. Alien species which have established feral populations are indicated by an asterisk(*). You may wish to use the list to compile a checklist of species observed on your property. The definitions used for conservation status categories are those of the International Union forthe Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as listed below. "Taxa" means species or sub-species(including those still undescribed). (.X) Extinct: taxa not definitelylocated in the wild in Victoria during the past fiftyyears (in italics). (E) Endangered: taxa in danger of extinction in Victoria and whose survival is unlikely if the causal factors continue. (V) Vulnerable: taxa believed likely to move into the 'Endangered' category in the near futureif the causal factors continue operating. (R) Rare: taxa with small Victorian populations that are not at present 'Endangered' or 'Vulnerable', but are at risk. (I) Insufficiently known: taxa in Victoria that are suspected but not definitely known to be 'Endangered', 'Vulnerable' or 'Rare', because of lack of information. (C) Restricted Colonial Breeding or Roosting: taxa at risk because they have only a few colonial breeding or roosting sites(even though the taxa may be common). Threatened: a general term used to denote any of the above. Whilst this list deals with the species status throughout Victoria, many more species may be threatened at a local level. Mammals EasternPygmy-possum R Heath Mouse MonotremesShort-beaked Echidna C EasternHorseshoe-bat X Plains Afouse Platypus Horseshoe-bats X Desert Mouse X Bo/am 's Mouse GlidersE Leadbeater's and Ringtails Possum Yellow-bellied Glider SheathI Yellow-bellied tail-bats Sheathtail-bat Bush Rat Swamp Rat DasyuridsYellow-footed Antechinus Sugar Glider V Squirrel Glider * Brown Rat R Swamp Antechinus # * Brown Antechinus Greater Glider Freetail-batssouthern freetail bat (long Black Rat penis) Dusky Antechinus # Common Ringtail Possum southern freetail bat (short penis) V Spot-tailed Quoll # IIntroduced Dingo Carnivores X Eastern Ouoll southern freetaiI bat ( eastern * Dog form) * X WesternQuall E Long-footed Potoroo Fox Rat Kangaroos White-striped Freetail Bat • Cat Long-nosed Potoroo 'yet to be officially named * Mallee Ningaui Pig R Brush-tailed Phascogale X Red-tailed Phascogale X Rufous Bettong R Paucident Planigale Bettongs VesperGould's Bats Wattled Bat * Horse X Tasmanian Bettong Chocolate Wattled Bat Introduced* Herbivores Fat-tailed Dunnart X Brush-tailed Be/long European Cattle White-footed Dunnart Inland Forest Bat • Goat R Common Dunnart Southern Forest Bat * Sheep Large Forest Bat KangaroosWestern and Grey Wallabies Kangaroo Little Forest Bat Eastern Grey Kangaroo * Fallow Deer C Common Bent-wing Bat * Red Deer BandicootsSouthern Brown Bandicoot R Eastern Wallaroo R Large-footed Myotis * X Brown Bandicoo/ (cf aura/us) Red-necked Wallaby Hog Deer Lesser Long-eared Bat * Sambar E Eastern Barred Bandicoot X Too/ache Wallaby Gould's Long-eared Bat Long-nosed Bandicoot Red Kangaroo Greater Long-eared Bat X Western Barred Bandicoot * Brown Hare Eastern False Pipistrelle * X Pig-footedBandicoot E Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Inland Broad-nosed Bat European Rabbit Black Wallaby Eastern Broad-nosed Bat X Eastern Hare Walfaby BrushtailMountain Possums Brushtail Possum X Bridled Nailtail Wallaby CSome AustralianMarine Mammals Fur Seal Common Brushtail Possum Leopard Seal Rats andWater Mice Rat X Tasmanian Pademelon R Broad-toothed Rat E Southern Right Whale X White-footedRabbit-rat Sperm Whale Feathertail Glider X lesser Stick-nest Rat E Blue Whale Pygmy-possums & E Humpback Whale V Mountain Pygmy-possum Koala X Greater Stick-nest Rat Western Pygmy-possum/ Koala Wombats Common Dolphin Common Wombat Bottlenosc Dolphin Little Pygmy-possum * House Mouse R Mitchell's Hopping-mouse Mouse CFlying-foxes Grey-headed Flying-fox Silky m Little Red Flying-fox V Smoky Mouse l!i o_u_se___________ 11---------------------E--N-e_\_v_H_o_ll_an_d_M_ _ Printed on recycled paper to save wildlife habitat �'v Natural Resources: and Em·ironmcnt Birds Albatross, Black-browed Field-wren, Rufous Miner, Bell Fluttering Shy Striated Black-eared E Hutton's Wanderin~ Finch, Zebra Noisy Short-tailed Yellow-nose Red-browed Yellow-throated Sooty Apostlebird R Firetail, Beautiful Mistletoebird Shelduck, Australian Avocet, Red-necked Diamond Monarch, Black-faced Shoveler, Australasian Babbler, Chestnut-crowned Flycatcher, Leaden Moorheit, Dusky Shrike-thrush, Grey Grey-crowned E Restless Myna, Common * Shrike-tit, Crested Wh1te-browed Satin Native-hen, Black-tailed Silvereye Bee-eater, Rainbow Friarbird, Little Needletail, White-throated Sittella, Varied Bellbird, Crested Noisy Nightjar, Spotted Skua, Great Bittern, Australasian I Frogmouth, Tawny White-throated Skylark, • Little R Galah Oriole, Olive-backed Snipe, Latham's Black R Gannet, Australasian C Osprey Painted R Black-Cockatoo, Glossy V Cape R Owl, Barking R Songlark, Brown Red-tailed E Gerygone, Brown Barn Rufous Yellow-tailed Western Masked R Sparrow, Eurasian Tree * Blackbird, Common * White-throated Powerful R House * Blue Bonnet Giant-Petrel, Northern Sootk R Sparrowhawk, Collared Boobook, Southern Southern Southern Booboo · Spinebill, Eastern Bowerbird, Satin Godwit, Bar-tailed Owlet-nightjar, Australian Spoonbill, Rol<al C ~ottcd E Black-tailed Oystercatcher, Pied Yellow-bi! ed Bristlebird, · astern E Goldfinch, European * Sooty Starling, Common * Rufous R Goose, Cape Barren R Pardalote, Spotted Stilt, Banded Brolga R Magpie I Striated Black-winged Bronze-Cuckoo, Horsfield's Goshawk, Brown Yellow-ru~ed Stint, Long-toed Shining Grey R Parrot, Australian ing Red-necked Bronzcwing, Brus Grassbird, Little Blue Bonnet Stone-curlew, Bush V Common Grasswren, Striated V Blue-winged Storm-Petrel, Grey-backed Budgerigar Grebe, Australasian Elegant White-faced C Bushlark, Singing Great Crested Ground R Wilson's Bustard, Australian E Hot-headed Malice Ringneck Swallow, Welcome Butchcrbird, Grey Greenfinch, uropean * Mulga White-backed Pied Greenshank Night X Swamphcn, Purple Button-quail, Little Gull, Kelp C Orange-bel11cd E Swan, Black Painted Pacific C Red-rumped Swift, Fork-tailed Red-chested Silver Regent V Tattler, Grey-tailed Chat, Crimson llardhead Superb V Teal, Chestnut Orange Harrier, Marsh Swift E Grey White-fronted Sfotted Turquoise R Tern, Arctic Chough, White-winged Heron, acific Pelican, Australian C Caspian C Cicadabird Nankeen Night C Penguin, Little Common Cislicola, Golden-headed Striated· Petrel, Blue Crested C Cockaticl White-faced Cape Fairy V Cockatoo, Gang-gang Hobby, Australian Great-winged Gull-billed C Major Mitchell's V Honeyeater, Black White-headed Little E Sulphur-crested Black-chinned Phalarope, Red-necked Whiskered C Coot, Eurasian Blue-faced Pigeon, Crested White-fronted Corella, Little Brown-headed Feral * White-winged Long-billed Crescent Wonga Thornbill, Brown Cormorant, Great Fuscous Pilotbird Buff-rumped Little Black G'if(l-fronted R Pipit, Richard's Chestnut-rumped Little Pied ·lelmeted E Plains-wanderer V Inland Pied C Lewin's Plover, Black-fronted Slender-billed R Black-faced Cormorant C New Holland Double-banded Striated Crake, Australian Painted R Grey Yellow Baillon's Pied Hooded V Yellow-rumped Spotless Purple-gaped Large Sand Thrush, Song * Crow, Little Regent E Lesser Golden Bassi an Cuckoo, Black-cared Scarlet Mongolian Treecreeper, Brown Brush Singina Oriental Rcd-browed Fan-tailed Spiny-cheekc Red-caplied White-browed V Pallid Striped Pratincole, Austra ian White-throated Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced Taw¥.fi-crowned Prion, Antarctic Triller, White-win ed Ground R hite-eared Fairy C Turnstone, Rudy8 White-bellied White-fronted Lesser Broad-billed Turtle-Dove, SWtted * Curlew, Eastern R White-naped Slender-billed Wagtail, illie Currawong, Grey White-plumed Quail, Brown Warbler, Clamorous Reed Pied Yellow-faced King R Speckled Darter C Yellow-plumed Stubble Wattlcbird, Little Diving-Petrel, Common C Yellow-tufted Quail-thrush, Chestnut Red Dollarbinl Hylacola, Chestnut-rumged Spotted Weebill Dotterel, Inland hy Rail, Buff-banded Whimbrel Red-kneed Ibis, Glossy C Lewin's R Whipbird, Eastern Dove, Diamond Australian White Raven, Australian Western E Peaceful Straw-necked Forest Whistler, Gilbert's Duck, Blue-billed R Jaeger, Arctic Littl.e Golden Freckled R Pomarine Rcdthroat V Olive Hardhead .Jacky Winter Ringneck, Australian Red-lored Australian Wood Kestrel, Australian Rohm, Eastern Yellow Rufous Musk King-Parrot, Australian Flame Whistling-Duck, Plumed Pacific Black Kingfisher, Azure Hooded Whiteface, Southern Plumed Whistlin~ Red-backed Pink Willie Wagtail Pink-care Sacred Red-cared Woodswallow, Black-faced Eagle, Little Kite, Black DSC Dusky Wedge-tailed Black-shouldered Scarlet Masked Egret, Cattle Letter-winITed R Rosella, Crimson White-breasted Eastern Reef Square-Im ed V Eastern White-browed Great C Whistling Yellow Intermediate C Knot, Great Ruff # Helmeted Honeyeater is regarded
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