Threatened species profiles
Information on the distribution, habitat and ecology, threats and conservation management for a selection of Victorian threatened flora and fauna. Where available, references and links to further information are provided. Threatened status is based on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List. If you would like to see a new species featured, or have further information to contribute, please contact SWIFFT.
![Anglesea Grevillea](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Anglesea%20Grevellia%20flower%20500%20Raini%20Hunt.jpg)
Anglesea Grevillea
Endangered
![Australasian Bittern](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Australasian%20Bittern%20R%20Hall%20341%20R%20Hall.jpg)
Australasian Bittern
Critically Endangered
![Australian Grayling](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Australian%20Grayling%20Tarmo%20Raadik%20500.jpg)
Australian Grayling
Endangered
![Australian Mudfish](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Australian%20Mudfish%20500%20Tarmo%20Raadik(1).jpg)
Australian Mudfish
Endangered
![Azure Kingfisher](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/azure%20kingfisher%20400%20tony%20wilson.jpg)
Azure Kingfisher
Near threatened
![Barking Owl](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/barking%20owl%20full%20size.jpg)
Barking Owl
Critically Endangered
![Basalt Rustyhood](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/basalt%20rustyhood%202%20500%20David%20Pitts.jpg)
Basalt Rustyhood
Critically Endangered
![Black-chinned Honeyeater](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/black-chinned%20honeyeater%202%20graeme%20chapman%20400.jpg)
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Near threatened
![Black Falcon Image: David Whelan](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/black%20falcon%20flying%20David%20Whelan%20600px.jpg)
Black Falcon
Critically endangered
![Blue-billed Duck](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/blue-billed%20duck%20male%20Peter%20Menkhorst%20500.jpg)
Blue-billed Duck
Vulnerable
![Blue Whale](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/blue%20whale%20Peter%20Gill%20500.jpg)
Blue Whale
Endangered
![Brittle Star](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/brittle%20star%20Amphiura.jpg)
Brittle Stars
Endangered and Critically Endangered
![Broad-toothed Rat head](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/format%20images/broad-toothed%20rat%20%20head%20460%20354.jpg)
Broad-toothed Rat
Vulnerable
![Brolga](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/brolga%20pair%20%26%20chick%20500%20bob%20mcpherson.jpg)
Brolga
Endangered
![Brown Toadlet (Bibron's Toadlet)](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Brown%20toadlet%20341P%20Robertson.jpg)
Brown Toadlet
Endangered
![Brush-tailed Phascogale](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Brush-tailed%20Phascogale2%20Wayne%20Wililiams.jpg)
Brush-tailed Phascogale
Vulnerable
![Bush Stone-curlew](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Bush%20Stone-curlew%20Steve%20Williams.jpg)
Bush Stone-curlew
Critically Endangered
![Button Wrinklewort](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Button%20Wrinklewort%201D%20Burns341.jpg)
Button Wrinklewort
Endangered
![Diamond Firetail](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/400x267-diamond-firetail.jpg)
Diamond Firetail
Vulnerable
![Dwarf Galaxias](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/dwarf%20galaxias%20G%20pusilla%20Rudie%20Kuiter%20500.jpg)
Dwarf Galaxias and Little Galaxias
Engandered
![Dwarf Spider Orchid](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Dwarf%20Spider%20Orchid1%20Donna%20McMaster(1).jpg)
Dwarf Spider Orchid
Critically endangered
![Eastern Bristlebird](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/Eastern%20Bristlebird%20600%20T%20Mitchell.jpg)
Eastern Bristlebird
Critically Endangered
![Eastern Ground Parrot Image: Graeme Chapman - copyright](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/Ground%20Parrot%20600%20%202%20Graeme%20Chapman%20copyright.jpg)
Eastern Ground Parrot
Endangered
![Eltham Copper Butterfly](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Eltham%20Copper500%20ACanzano.jpg)
Eltham Copper Butterfly
Endangered
![Enfield Grevillea](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Flora/Enfield%20Grevillea%20intro%20400%20267%20Irena%20Cassettari.jpg)
Enfield Grevillea
Endangered
![Fat-tailed Dunnart](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/fat-tailed%20dunnart500%201%20Trevor%20Pescott.jpg)
Fat-tailed Dunnart
Vulnerable
![Giant Gippsland Earthworm](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Invertebrates/Giant%20Gippsland%20Earthworm%20Van%20Pragh%20600.jpg)
Giant Gippsland Earthworm
Endangered
![Golden Sun Moth](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Sun%20moth%20site%202%20Jan%202011%20003.jpg)
Golden Sun Moth
Vulnerable
![Great Knot](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Great%20Knot%201%20C%20Minton%20500.jpg)
Great Knot
Critically endangered
Grey Goshawk
Endangered
![Grey-headed Flying-fox](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/grey-headed%20flying%20fox%20face500(1).jpg)
Grey-headed Flying-fox
Vulnerable
![Growling Grass Frog](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Growling%20Grass%20Frog%20500%20Trevor%20.jpg)
Growling Grass Frog
Vulnerable
![Hooded Plover](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/hooded%20plover%20and%20chick500%20Glenn%20Ehmke2.jpg)
Hooded Plover
Vulnerable
![Hooded Robin](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Hooded%20Robin1%20Ian%20Morgan500.jpg)
Hooded Robin
Vulnerable
![Humpback Whale](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/humpback%202%20500.jpg)
Humpback Whale (Southern)
Critically endangered
![Jumping-jack Wattle](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Flora/Jumping-jack%20Wattle%20400%20267.jpg)
Jumping-jack Wattle
Endangered
![King Quail](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/king%20quail%20Snehasis%20Sinha.jpg)
King Quail
Endangered
![Latham's Snipe](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Latham's%20Snipe%202%20500%20Ron%20Clissold.jpg)
Latham's Snipe
Near threatened
![Leatherback Turtle](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Lback%20341%20surfacing%20copyright.jpg)
Leatherback Turtle
Critically endangered
![Lewin's Rail](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/lewin's%20rail-341%20Peter%20Shute.jpg)
Lewin's Rail
Vulnerable
![Long-nosed Potoroo](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Long%20nose%20Potaroo4.jpg)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Vulnerable
![Macquarie Perch](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Tonkin%201%20500.jpg)
Macquarie Perch
Endangered
![Malleefowl](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/malleefowl%20341Marcia%20Riederer.jpg)
Malleefowl
Vulnerable
![Masked Owl Image: Rob Drummond](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/masked%20owl%20rob%20drummond%20flicker.jpg)
Masked Owl
Critically endangered
![Matted Flax-lily](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Dianella%20amoena%20flower2%20500%20Libby%20Woodward.jpg)
Matted Flax-lily
Critically Endangered
![Mellblom's Spider-orchid](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Mellbloms%20s%20o.jpeg)
Mellblom's Spider-orchid
Critically Endangered
![Metallic Sun-orchid](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Metalic%20sun%20orchid%20Thelymitra%20epipactoides%20341%20flowers.jpg)
Metallic Sun-orchid
Endangered
![Otway Black Snail](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Otway%20Black%20Snail%20500.jpg)
Otway Black Snail
Endangered
![Powerful Owl](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Powerful%20Owl%20Gayle%20Osborne-450.jpg)
Powerful Owl
Vulnerable
![Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/red-tailed%20black-cockatoo%20bob%20mcpherson500.jpg)
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Endangered
![regent parrot](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Regent%20Parrot%20female%20Graeme%20Chapman.jpg)
Regent Parrot
Vulnerable
![Rufous Bristlebird](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Fauna/Rufous%20Bristlebird%20Bob%20McPherson%20swifft.jpg)
Rufous Bristlebird
Endangered & Vulnerable
![Southern Brown Bandicoot](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/southern%20brown%20bandicoot%20annette%20rypalski.jpg)
Southern Brown Bandicoot
Endangered
![Southern Right Whale](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Southern%20Right%20Whale2%20cow%20calf500%20M%20Watson.jpg)
Southern Right Whale
Endangered
![Southern Toadlet](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Southern%20Toadlet%20Lydia%20Fucsko500.jpg)
Southern Toadlet
Endangered
![Spiny Rice-flower](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Spiny%20Rice-flower%20341debbie%20reynolds.jpg)
Spiny Rice-flower
Critically endangered
![Spot-tailed Quoll](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Spot-tailed%20Quoll%20CEC%20Cape%20Otway%20341.jpg)
Spot-tailed Quoll
Endangered
![square-tailed kite](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/square-tailed%20kite%20flying%20David%20Whelan%20500.jpg)
Square-tailed Kite
Critically Endangered
![Squirrel Glider](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Squirrel%20Glider%20500%20David%20Whelan.jpg)
Squirrel Glider
Vulnerable
![Striped Legless Lizard](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/SLL%20500%20Gary%20Peterson.jpg)
Striped Legless Lizard
Endangered
![Striped Worm-lizard](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Striped%20Worm-lizard%20Evelyn%20Nicholson450.jpg)
Striped Worm-lizard
Endangered
![Swamp Antechinus](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Swamp%20Antechinus%203%20500%20%20trevor%20pescott.jpg)
Swamp Antechinus
Vulnerable
![Swamp Greenhood Image: Andrew Pritchard](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/swamp%20greenhood%20341%20A%20Pritchard.jpg)
Swamp Greenhood
Critically Endangered
![Swamp Skink](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Swamp%20Skink%20Nick%20Clemann341.jpg)
Swamp Skink
Endangered
![Turnip Copperburr 400](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Flora/Turnip%20Copperburr%20400%20267%20Ben%20Thomas.jpg)
Turnip Copperburr
Critically Endangered
![Turquoise Parrot Image: Cris Tzaros](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Photo%20library/Current%20projects/Turquoise%20Parrot/Turquoise%20Parrot%20600px%20C%20Tzaros.jpg)
Turquoise Parrot
Vulnerable
![variegated pygmy perch thumbnail](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Variegated%20Pygmy%20Perch%20Michael%20Hammer%20500.jpg)
Variegated Pygmy Perch
Endangered
![White Sunray](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Hoary%20Sunray%20close%20341%20Reto%20Zollinger.jpg)
White Sunray
Endangered
![Wimmera Rice-flower 150](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Wimmera%20Rice-flower%20flower%20close.jpg)
Wimmera Rice-flower
Critically endangered
![Woodland Blind Snake](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/woodland%20blind%20snake%20341%20peter%20robertson.jpg)
Woodland Blind Snake
Near threatened
![Yarra Pygmy Perch](https://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/images/Yarra%20Pigmy%20Perch%20500%20Tarmo%20Raadik.jpg)
Yarra Pygmy Perch
Vulnerable