Endangered Birds of Australia
| Show birds in Australia with profiles available. | |
| Show all birds of concern in Australia. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Abbott's Booby | Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
| Albert's Lyrebird | Australia |
| Antipodean Albatross | Australia, Indian Ocean (Norfolk Islands), New Zealand |
| Archbold's Bowerbird | Papua New Guinea |
| Asian Dowitcher | Australia |
| Atoll Starling | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Auckland Island Rail | New Zealand |
| Beach Thick-knee | Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
| Bismarck Kingfisher | Papua New Guinea |
| Black Honey-buzzard | Papua New Guinea |
| Black-browed Albatross | Australia |
| Black-footed Albatross | New Zealand |
| Black-necked Stork | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Australia |
| Blue Bird-of-paradise | Papua New Guinea |
| Blue Duck | New Zealand |
| Blue-billed Duck | Australia |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Australia |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Australia |
| Buller's Shearwater | Australia |
| Chatham Albatross | Australia, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue |
| Chatham Island Black Robin | New Zealand |
| Chatham Parakeet | New Zealand |
| Christmas Island Frigatebird | Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
| Christmas Island Goshawk | Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
| Cloven-feathered Dove | Southwest Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia) |
| Collared Petrel | Australia |
| Cook's Petrel | Australia (Norfolk Island), Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue |
| Crested Cuckoo-dove | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Dwarf Cassowary | Papua New Guinea |
| Eastern Bristlebird | Australia |
| Eastern Ground Parrot | Australia |
| Erect-crested Penguin | Australia, New Zealand |
| Eurasian Curlew | Australia |
| Fairy Tern | Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand |
| Fearful Owl | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Gentoo Penguin | Australia |
| Golden-shouldered Parakeet | Australia |
| Goldie's Bird-of-paradise | Papua New Guinea |
| Gould's Petrel | Australia, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue |
| Gray Petrel | Australia |
| Grey Falcon | Australia |
| Helmeted Honeyeater | Australia |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Australia |
| Juan Fernandez Petrel | Australia, New Zealand |
| Kagu | South Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia) |
| Kakapo | New Zealand |
| Kokako | New Zealand |
| Laysan Albatross | Australia (Norfolk Island), New Zealand |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Australia, New Zealand |
| Little Spotted Kiwi | New Zealand |
| Magellanic Penguin | Australia |
| Mottled Petrel | Australia |
| New Zealand Grebe | New Zealand |
| Newell's Shearwater | Australia |
| Nicobar Pigeon | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Night Parrot | Australia |
| Northern Giant-petrel | Australia |
| Northern Royal Albatross | Australia |
| Orange-bellied Parakeet | Australia |
| Paradise Parakeet | Australia |
| Pied Cuckoo-dove | Papua New Guinea |
| Pink-footed Shearwater | Australia, New Zealand |
| Princess Parrot | Australia |
| Providence Petrel | Australia |
| Pycroft's Petrel | New Zealand |
| Ranongga White-eye | Solomon Islands |
| Red Goshawk | Australia |
| Sarus Crane | Australia |
| Snares Crested Penguin | Australia, New Zealand |
| Sooty Albatross | New Zealand |
| Sooty Shearwater | Australia |
| Southern Cassowary | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Southern Giant-petrel | Australia |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Australia, New Zealand |
| Southern Royal Albatross | Australia |
| Stejneger's Petrel | New Zealand |
| Turquoise Parakeet | Australia |
| Violaceous Coucal | Papua New Guinea |
| White-chinned Petrel | Australia |
| White-necked Petrel | Australia |
| Yellow-crowned Parakeet | New Zealand |
| Yellow-eyed Penguin | New Zealand |
| Yellow-legged Pigeon | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
**What birds are listed here?:
The Australia section of this site lists the folllowing birds appearing on select endangered species lists:- Birds that dwell in or migrate to any region found on the Australian continent and any nearby islands.
- Birds that dwell in or travel to New Zealand and any nearby islands.
- Birds that dwell in Papua New Guinea and nearby islands (east of Indonesia).
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
