Threatened fauna Mornington Peninsula Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Mornington Peninsula Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2021.
- 59 species of threatened birds
- 11 species of threatened mammals
- 3 species of threatened fish
- 4 species of threatened reptiles
- 2 species of threatened amphibians
- 1 species of threatened invertebrate
Victorian conservation status | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| Th | Threatened |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| Victorian FFG threatened list | ||||
Mornington Peninsula Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | CR | ||
| Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella | - | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | VU | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | - | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | - | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | CR | ||
| Black-browed Albatross | Diomedea melanophris melanophris | - (EPBC listed) | ||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | - | ||
| Black-faced Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscescens | - | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | CR | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | CR | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | VU | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | VU | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | VU | ||
| Common Diving-Petrel | Pelecanoides urinatrix | - | ||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN | ||
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | VU | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | VU | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU | ||
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | VU | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | - | ||
| Fairy Prion | Pachyptila turtur | - | ||
| Fairy Tern | Sternula nereis nereis | EN | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | EN | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | - | ||
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | CR | ||
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | VU | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis | VU | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | EN | ||
| Grey-headed Albatross | Diomedea chrysostoma | EN | ||
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | VU | ||
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | CR | ||
| Ground Parrot | Pezoporus wallicus wallicus | EN | ||
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU | ||
| Hooded Plover | Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis | VU | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata cucullata | VU | ||
| King Quail | Coturnix chinensis victoriae | EN | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | - | ||
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | EN | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | VU | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | VU | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | EN | ||
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons sinensis | CR | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | VU | ||
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo | Cacatua leadbeateri | CR | ||
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | EN | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | VU | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | - | ||
| Northern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes halli | EN | ||
| Orange-bellied Parrot | Neophema chrysogaster | CR | ||
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | VU | ||
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus pacificus | - | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | - | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | - | ||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | CR | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | VU | ||
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | EN | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | - | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | EN | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | - | ||
| Shy Albatross | Diomedea cauta | EN | ||
| Sooty Oystercatcher | Haematopus fuliginosus | - | ||
| Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | EN | ||
| Southern Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | CR | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | EN | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | - | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | - | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR | ||
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | EN | ||
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | CR | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | EN | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | - | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | EN | ||
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | EN | ||
| White-fronted Tern | Sterna striata | - | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU | ||
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | EN | ||
Mornington Peninsula Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | EN | ||
| Bryde's Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | - | ||
| Burrunan Dolphin |
| CR | ||
| Eastern Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | CR | ||
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | - | ||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU | ||
| Long-nosed Fur Seal | Arctocephalus australis forsteri | VU | ||
| New Holland Mouse | Pseudomys novaehollandiae | EN | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | VU | ||
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN | ||
| Southern Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae australis | CR | ||
| Southern Right Whale | Eubalaena australis | EN | ||
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | VU | ||
Mornington Peninsula Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Australian Grayling | Prototroctes maraena | EN | ||
| Dwarf Galaxias | Galaxiella pusilla | EN | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | - | ||
Mornington Peninsula Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | - | ||
| Glossy Grass Skink | Pseudemoia rawlinsoni | EN | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU | ||
| Leathery Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | CR | ||
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | EN | ||
| Swamp Skink | Lissolepis coventryi | EN | ||
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | EN | ||
Mornington Peninsula Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Caddisfly | Plectrotarsus gravenhorstii | EN | ||
Note: - blank spaces indicate species previously on Advisory Lists which have been reassessed as not threatened in Victoria.
Data Source: Information in this table has been derived from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, Victoria, 2021. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List (FFG Threatened List, June 2023). 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) and Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning.