The threatened species list below was updated in early 2022. This list of threatened bird species in the Shoalhaven is based on the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (which commenced in August 2017) - click this link to search for species listed under the Act; the Commonwealth's Environment Protection, Biodiversity and Conservation (EPBC) Act of 1999 - click this link for Species Profile and Threats Database; and our own working list of Shoalhaven birds - click this link for the Working List of Shoalhaven Birds.
Definitions
Critically Endangered | A species at extremely high risk of extinction in the wild |
Endangered | A species at very high risk of extinction in the wild |
Vulnerable | A species at high risk of extinction in the wild |
* an asterisk in the table above indicates that the image of the bird is shown below
![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/bartailedgodwit.jpg) Bar-tailed Godwit
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/beachstonecurlew.jpg) Beach Stone Curlew
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/blackbrowedalbatross.jpg) Black-browed Albatross
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/blackneckedstork.jpg) Black-necked Stork
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/blacktailedgodwit.jpg) Black-tailed Godwit
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/bluebilledduck.jpg) Blue-billed Duck
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/browntreecreeper.jpg) Brown Treecreeper
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/bushstonecurlew.jpg) Bush Stone Curlew
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/curlewsandpiper.jpg) Curlew Sandpiper
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/diamondfiretail.jpg) Diamond Firetail
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/duskywoodswallow.jpg) Dusky Woodswallow
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/easternbristlebird.jpg) Eastern Bristlebird
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/easterncurlew.jpg) Eastern Curlew
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/cggroundparrot.jpg) Eastern Ground Parrot
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/easternosprey.jpg) Eastern Osprey
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/flamerobin.jpg) Flame Robin
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/fleshfootedshearwater.jpg) Flesh-footed Shearwater
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/freckledduck.jpg) Freckled Duck
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/ganggangcockatoo.jpg) Gang-gang Cockatoo
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/gibsonsalbatross.jpg) Gibson's Albatross
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/glossyblackcockatoo.jpg) Glossy Black Cockatoo
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/greatersandplover.jpg) Greater Sand Plover
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/greatknot.jpg) Great Knot
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/hoodedplover.jpg) Hooded Plover
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/lessersandplover.jpg) Lesser Sand Plover
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/littleeagle.jpg) Little Eagle
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/littlelorikeet.jpg) Little Lorikeet
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/littletern.jpg) Little Tern
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/maskedowl.jpg) Masked Owl
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/northerngiantpetrel.jpg) Northern Giant Petrel
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/olivewhistler.jpg) Olive Whistler
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/piedoystercatcher.jpg) Pied Oystercatcher
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/powerfulowl.jpg) Powerful Owl
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/providencepetrel.jpg) Providence Petrel
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/redknot.jpg) Red Knot
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/regenthoneyeater.jpg) Regent Honeyeater
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/rosecrownedfruitdove.jpg) Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/sanderling.jpg) Sanderling
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/scarletrobin.jpg) Scarlet Robin
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/shyalbatross.jpg) Shy Albatross
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/sootyoystercatcher.jpg) Sooty Oystercatcher
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/sootytern.jpg) Sooty Tern
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/southerngiantpetrel.jpg) Southern Giant Petrel
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/spottedharrier.jpg) Spotted Harrier
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/squaretailedkite.jpg) Square-tailed Kite
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/turquoiseparrot.jpg) Turquoise Parrot
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/variedsittella.jpg) Varied Sittella
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/wanderingalbatross.jpg) Wandering Albatross
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/whitebelliedseaeagle.jpg) White-bellied Sea-Eagle
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![click to increase and decrease size click to increase and decrease size](birds/whitefrontedchat.jpg) White-fronted Chat
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While the above list is definitive, the gathering of images of all the threatened bird species in the Shoalhaven is still a work in progress. Most of the photos on this page were taken by Charles Dove, but Chris Brandis, Chris Grounds and Brett Davis have also contributed.
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