Conservation status (IUCN)

Critically Endangered (CR)

Species considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

A King Island Scrubtit perched on a branch amongst leafy green foliage

King Island Scrubtit

Scientific name Acanthornis magna greeniana
Bird type Small insect eating birds, Threatened species

Two Curlew Sandpiper on the sand, facing and looking right. Front bird in breeding plumage.

Curlew Sandpiper

Scientific name Calidris ferruginea
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Eastern curlew in the water about to take flight, facing and looking left, wings outstretched behind its back.

Far Eastern Curlew

Scientific name Numenius madagascariensis
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Western Ground Parrot

Scientific name Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species

Two great knots facing and looking right, standing on the sand.

Great Knot

Scientific name Calidris tenuirostris
Bird type Shorebirds and waders, Threatened species

Regent Honeyeater perched on a branch

Regent Honeyeater

Scientific name Anthochaera phrygia
Bird type Bush birds, Honeyeaters, Survey species, Threatened species

Orange-bellied parrot sitting on a branch facing forward, looking slightly off to the left. Green, blurred background

Orange-bellied Parrot

Scientific name Neophema chrysogaster
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species

Swift Parrot feeding on lerp from a gum tree

Swift Parrot

Scientific name Lathamus discolor
Bird type Parrots, Threatened species