Qld Birds, Extinct, Endangered & Vulnerable

["Bob Forsyth" <>]

G'day all,

I was e-mailed this afternoon and asked ..

"I am looking for a list of endangered &/or vulnerable Queensland bird species. Can you help ? "

 

I thought the answer may interest members of this mailing list.

 

The list is found on the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency site.

The specific page is at

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environment/plant/endangered/

 

They have another list at

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/cgi-bin/w3-msql/environment/plant/endangered/msqlwelcome.html?page=oea.html

 

Here it is ...

 

Presumed extinct

Parrot, Paradise

Endangered

Bristlebird, Eastern

Cassowary, Southern (southern population)

Fig-Parrot, Double-eyed (Coxen’s)

Finch, Gouldian

Finch, Star

Goshawk, Red

Honeyeater, Regent

Parrot, Golden-shouldered

Parrot, Night

Petrel, Herald

Tern, Little

Vulnerable

Button-quail, Black-breasted

Button-quail, Buff-breasted

Cassowary, Southern  (northern population)

Chat, Yellow

Cockatoo, Major Mitchell’s  (Pink Cockatoo),

Cockatoo, Glossy-black

Emu-wren, Southern

Fairy-wren, Purple-crowned

Fig-Parrot, Double-eyed (Macleay’s),

Finch, Black-throated

Finch, Crimson

Frogmouth, Marbled

Owl, Masked (northern subspecies),

Owl, Powerful

Owl, Rufous

Parrot, Eclectus  (Australian subspecies),

Parrot, Ground

Pigeon, Squatter (southern subspecies),

Plains-wanderer

Scrub-bird, Rufous

Stone-curlew, Beach

Tropicbird, Red-tailed

 

(This alpha Common Name is just as logical as the EPA list which is in alphabetic scientific)

 

I was surprised at a couple of Birds Listed.

Do I hear any comments re ..

- what's on

- what's not on

 

Regards, Bob Forsyth, Mount Isa, NW Qld.