High priority threatened birds North West Victoria
The following list comprises selected threatened birds that have been identified as being high priority species in the North West of Victoria. Their high priority is based on a combination of the importance of the species and high level of concern regarding threats within a particular bioregion. These species have been identified as requiring either full commitment or substantive participation within the bioregion indicated. This list is based on information from the Bioregional Network Analysis (BNA) for each bioregion (Lowe et al 2000) and high priority threatened birds in the North West where management actions are specified in the DEPI Actions for Biodiversity Conservation database.
Victoria’s Bioregions
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Malleefowl - endangered |
Bioregion key |
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LM | Lowan Mallee | MM | Murrary Mallee | MF | Murray Fans | MSB | Murray Scroll Belt | W | Wimmera | |
Victoria’s Bioregions
Common Name | Scientific Name | Priority Bioregion |
Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | W | |
Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | MM, MF, MSB, W | |
Black-eared Miner | Manorina melanotis | LM, MM | |
Black Falcon | Falco subniger | VVP, W |
Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | LM, MM, MF, W | |
Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | MF | |
Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | W |
Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis | MF, W | |
Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | MM, MSB, W | |
Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | LM, MF | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | MF | |
Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | MF |
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Lophocroa leadbeateri | LM, MM | |
Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | LM, MM, W | |
Mallee Emu-wren | Stipiturus mallee | LM, MM, MSB | |
Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | W |
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksi | LM, W | |
Regent Parrot | Polytelis anthopeplus | LM, MM, MF, MSB, W | |
Spotted Bowerbird | Ptilonorhynchus maculatus | MF | |
Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | MF | |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | LM, MM | |
White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | LM, MM, MSB |