Queenslands Threatened Bird Species
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Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus): classified as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act. Photo: James Watson |
http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/threatened-bird-network/threatened-birds
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
Endangered Birds (13 species)
Black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) Poephila cincta cinctaCapricorn Yellow chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori
Coxen's fig parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Crimson finch (white-bellied subspecies) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
Eastern bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus
Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius
Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae
Night parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia
Southern cassowary (southern population) Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Star finch (eastern subspecies) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
Vulnerable Birds (22 species)
Australian painted snipe Rostratula australisBeach stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
Black-breasted button-quail Turnix melanogaster
Buff-breasted button-quail Turnix olivii
Eclectus parrot (Australian subspecies) Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi
Glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami
Glossy black-cockatoo (northern) Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus
Ground parrot Pezoporus wallicus wallicus
Macleay's fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana
Major Mitchell's cockatoo (pink cockatoo) Lophochroa leadbeateri
Masked owl (northern subspecies) Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli
Painted honeyeater Grantiella picta
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
Plumed frogmouth Podargus ocellatus plumiferus
Powerful owl Ninox strenua
Purple-crowned fairy-wren Malurus coronatus
Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Rufous scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens
Southern cassowary (northern population) Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Southern emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
Squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) Geophaps scripta scripta
Yellow chat (gulf) Epthianura crocea crocea
Sea Birds - Procellariiformes (tubenoses)
Endangered (2 species)
Herald petrel Pterodroma heraldicaSouthern giant-petrel Macronectes giganteus
Vulnerable (10 species)
Antipodean albatross Diomedea antipodensis antipodensisBuller's albatross Thalassarche bulleri
Gibson's albatross Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni
Grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Indian yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche carteri
Northern giant-petrel Macronectes halli
Shy albatross Thalassarche cauta
Sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca
Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans
White-capped albatross Thalassarche steadi
Revised February 2015