Australian Government Information
Federal Government
New South Wales (NSW) State Government
— NSW Local Government Councils
Northern Territory (NT) Government
Queensland (QLD) State Government
— QLD Local Government Councils
South Australian (SA) State Government
Tasmanian (TAS) State Government
Victorian (VIC) State Government
Western Australian (WA) State Government
Federal Government
Baudin's Black Cockatoo, Long-billed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus baudinii)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy. SPRATS - Species Profile and Threats Database.
Black-breasted button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy. SPRATS - Species Profile and Threats Database.
Buff-breasted button-quail (Turnix olivii)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy. SPRATS - Species Profile and Threats Database..
Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment. SPRATS - Species Profile and Threats Database.
Coxen's Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni)
Austalian Government - Department of Environment and Engergy. STATS - Species Profile and Threats Database. Threatened Species Scientific Committee (2016). Conservation Advice Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot.
Cumberland Plain Woodland
Australian Government - Department of the Environment.
EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
"At the commencement of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the list of threatened species, ecological communities and threatening processes consisted only of those previously listed under the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Under the EPBC Act new categories have been added for listed threatened species and ecological communities. Critically endangered, conservation dependant and extinct in the wild have been added to the previous categories of endangered, vulnerable and extinct for threatened species and critically endangered and vulnerable have been added to the previous category of endangered for ecological communities. The definition of a species under the EPBC Act includes sub-species and distinct populations that the Minister has determined to be species for the purposes of the Act."
Golden-shouldered Parakeet (Psephotus chrysopterygius)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment (Biodiversity).
Information about Australia's Flora - Botanical Databases
An Australian Government Initiative. Maintained by the Australian National Botanic Gardens as part of its larger IBIS database, in collaboration with the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research and the Australian Biological Resources Study.
National recovery plan for the Black-breasted button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment.
National recovery plan for the buff-breasted button-quail (Turnix olivii)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment.
Newcastle Disease (ND)
Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic poultry, cage and aviary birds and wild birds.
Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
Australian Government - Department of the Environment. "The Regent Honeyeater, with its brilliant flashes of yellow embroidery, was once seen overhead in flocks of hundreds. Today the Regent Honeyeater has become a 'flagship species' for conservation in the threatened box-ironbark forests of Victoria and NSW on which it depends."
Threatened Species Strategy
Australian Government - Department of the Environment. "The Australian Government has established a new national approach to threatened species. The Threatened Species Strategy is a plan for how we will prioritise effort and work in partnership with the community and state and territory governments over the next five years.
The Strategy sets out a road map and highlights how our approach of science, action and partnership can be used to achieve the long-term goal of reversing species declines and supporting species recovery."
Threatened Species Strategy Action Plan 2015-16 20 birds by 2020
Australian Government - Department of the Environment. "The Threatened Species Strategy Action Plan 2015/16 identifies twelve threatened birds for action. They were identified by the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner in response to expert input and consultation with the scientific community, and through consideration against the principles for prioritisation in the Threatened Species Strategy.
The remaining eight birds will be identified within one year through appropriate consultation."
New South Wales State Government
A Review of Biodiversity Legislation in NSW | Final Report | 18 December 2014
© Copyright State of NSW and the Office of Environment and Heritage.
Independent Biodiversity Legislation Review Panel: Dr Neil Byron (Chair), Dr Wendy Craik AM, Dr John Keniry AM, and Professor Hugh Possingham. This report was prepared by the Independent Biodiversity Legislation Review Panel in good faith
exercising all due care and attention, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is
made as to the relevance, accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of this document in
respect of any particular user's circumstances. Users of this document should satisfy themselves
concerning its application to, and where necessary seek expert advice in respect of, their
situation. The views expressed within are not necessarily the views of the Office of Environment
and Heritage (OEH) and may not represent OEH policy.
Biodiversity Legislation Review | OEH Paper 6: Wildlife Management
NSW Government – Office of Environment & Heritage.
The wildlife provisions in the National Parks and Wildlife Act today remain largely unchanged since the Act's commencement 40 years ago. The basic approach to regulating people's interactions with wildlife was, and remains, one of prohibition and prescription: that is, interactions (taking, trading, keeping, moving, killing or harming) are banned unless otherwise permitted, generally via a licence. There are 12 different licence types provided for under the National Parks and Wildlife Act to regulate different activities that affect or relate to native plants or animals. Each licence type has a range of different conditions that must be complied with. The ability to enforce these conditions, as well as people's compliance with them, varies greatly.
Black-browed Albatross
NSW National Parks and
Wildlife Service.
Conservation status: The Black-browed Albatross is listed as a
Vulnerable Species on Schedule 2 of the
Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995
(TSC Act).
Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus)
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage - Threatened Species.
Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland
Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust - Discover the biodiversity and ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.
Cumberland Plain Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage - Nature Conservation.
Cumberland Plain Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - critically endangered ecological community listing. NSW Scientific Committee - Final Determination.
Feral Bees
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage - Pest Animals.
Feral Cats
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage - Pest Animals.
Feral Foxes
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage - Pest Animals.
Voluntary Conservation on Private and Public Land - Natural Tree Hollows
NSW Office of Envvironment and Protection. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW). Only old trees have hollows. As they fall and die or are logged or cleared, they can not
be replaced without 100 or more years of growth, maturity and decay. To
increase understanding and awareness of hollow-bearing trees and the
urgent need to protect them, this note covers the following topics:
– what tree hollows are and how they form;
– what tree species produce hollows;
– what lives and depends on them; and,
– what you can do to retain and protect trees with
natural hollows.
NSW Bird keeper's licence
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage. All native birds are protected in NSW under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. As illegal killing and trapping has contributed to the decline of many native Australian bird species, the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) manages licensing systems to regulate the keeping, buying and selling of these birds by bird keepers and pet shops.
NSW Native Animal
Keepers' Species List
2014
NSW Government - Office of Environmnet & Heritage - NSW Parks & Wildlife Service.
NSW Native Animal Keepers' Species List 2015
NSW Government - Office of Environmnet & Heritage - NSW Parks & Wildlife Service.
NSW Parrots
NSW Government - Enivonment & Heritage - Nature Conservation.
NSW Guidelines for the Pinioning of Birds
NSW Government - Department of Primary Industries.
Regent Honeyeater - Profile
NSW Government - Environment and Heritage - Environmental Issues.
Scientific name: Anthochaera phrygia
Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered
Commonwealth status: Endangered
NSW Recovery Plan for the Large Forest Owls
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (2006). NSW
Recovery Plan for the Large Forest Owls: Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua),
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) and Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae)
DEC, Sydney.
NSW Threatened Species
NSW Government - Environment & Heritage -
Nature Conservation.
Threatened Species Conservation Act
NSW Government - Environment and Heritage - Threatened Species - Legislation (TSC Act).
NSW (North East NSW) Trees With Hollows
NSW Department of Envivonment & Conservation, Environment Protection & Regulation Division, North East Branch.
New South Wales Local Government Councils
Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
Pittwater Council - Animals and Plants - Threatened Species, Populations and Communities.
A striking bush nomad at home in the treetops. Conservation Status
- Critically endangered species in NSW (TSC Act). It is also listed as an endangered and migratory species at a national level in the EPBC Act.
Comparative Diets of the Powerful Owl, Sooty Owl and Masked Owl in South Eastern Australia
Pittwater Council. Rodney P. Kavanagh. Forest Research Division, State Forests of New South Wales.
The three large forest owls of south eastern Australia, the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua),
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) and Masked Owl (T. novaehollandiae), often occur sympatrically
but little is known about how they partition their habitat. The places where owls obtain
their food and what they eat may have a crucial bearing on our understanding of their
habitat requirements.
High Value Arboreal Habitat
Coffs Harbour City Council. Environment - Protected Flora. Coffs Harbour City Council, in association with the Office of Environment and Heritage, has undertaken this project to survey and map patches of old trees and significant arboreal habitat. The aim of the High Value Arboreal Habitat study was to produce a map of the forests which contain large, old and hollow bearing trees in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (LGA).
Hollows for Habitat
Mosman Council - Environment - Bushland and Biodiversity. As a leader of environmental initiatives, Mosman Council is continuing to develop and implement programs and management strategies that aim to protect, preserve and enhance its natural areas. Due to the reduction over the past 200 years of natural ecosystems, native fauna and their habitat, the retention, protection, and creation of natural shelters is becoming ever more important. Several species of native fauna depend on tree hollows for breeding. For more information on the creation of terrestrial habitat and habitat stag trees in the Mosman area or how to create habitat within your own property please contact Councils Environment and Open Space Team on 9978 4000.
Tree Hollows - Homes for Wildlife
Wingecarribee Shire Council - Environment - Environmental Information - Flora & Fauna. When undertaking developments or landscaping, efforts should be made to avoid and protect all trees with hollows including dead standing trees wherever possible. An arborist can assist to ensure these are kept in a safe condition.
Northern Territory Government
Threatened Species List- Birds
NT Government - Department of Land Resource Management - Threatened Species List - Birds.
Whistling Kite
NT Government | Information and Services. "As with all native species in the Northern Territory (NT), whistling kites are protected. It is illegal to kill or take a whistling kite from the wild without a permit. The whistling kite is also known as the whistling eagle, whistling hawk, chicken hawk and the kite hawk."
Wildlife Permits
NT Government | Information and Services.
Classification of Wildlife
NT Government | Information and Services.
Queensland State Government
QLD Near Threatened Animals (32 Bird Species)
QLD Government - Department of the Environment and Heritage Protection.
Birds of South Burnett Local Government Area
QLD Government, WetlandInfo, Department of Environment and Science.
Black-breasted button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
QLD Government - Department of the Environment and Heritage Protection.
Double-eyed fig-parrot (Coxen's) (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni)
QLD Government - Department of Environment and Science. Double-eyed fig-parrot (Coxen's) subspecies is listed as Endangered in Queensland (Nature Conservation Act 1992) and nationally (Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999). It is ranked as a critical priority under the department's Back on Track species prioritisation framework. In New South Wales, it is listed as Critically Endangered (New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995).
Double-eyed fig-parrot (Coxen's) (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni) recovery plan 2001−2005
The State of Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency, 2001. Publication reference:
Coxen's Fig-Parrot Recovery Team. 2001. Coxen's fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni recovery plan 2001−2005. Report to Environment Australia, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.
Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi)
QLD Government - Department of the Environment and Heritage Protection. "Conservation Status: This subspecies is listed as vulnerable in Queensland (Nature Conservation Act 1992) and is ranked as a low priority under the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection."
Golden-shouldered parakeet (Psephotus chrysopterygius)
QLD Government - Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
Palm cockatoo
(Probosciger aterrimus)
QLD Government - Department of Science, Information, Technology and Innovation. Targeted species survey guidelines. Near Threatened (Nature Conservation Act 1992) | Ecological Sciences, Queensland Herbarium.
Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
QLD Government - Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
Southern Cassoway (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii)
QLD Government - Department of the Environment and Heritage Protection.
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
QLD Government, WetlandInfo, Department of the Environment and Science.
Queensland Local Government Councils
Feeding Native Wildlife
Brisbane City Council - Feeding Native Wildlife. "People feed wildlife for many reasons. Many enjoy a positive, close-up experience with our native animals, while others believe they are helping them survive. However, feeding native wildlife is generally not recommended in Australia."
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
Brisbane City Council - Living with Wildlfe. "The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), also known as the mickey bird or soldier bird, is a native Australian bird and is protected under State Wildlife Legislation (Nature Conservation Act 1992). It is a serious offence to harm noisy miners.
In its natural environment, the noisy miner feeds on nectar, fruit, insects and assists in the pollination of native plants."
Swooping Birds
Between July and December some of Brisbane’s native bird species may become defensive and swoop people who venture too close to their nesting site. A small percentage of birds strike or swoop as a warning to ward off intruders from their territory. Territories may include your backyard, street, local park or school. This is normal defensive behaviour as the bird is trying to protect their eggs or newly hatched young in their nest. It usually lasts about six weeks. The most well-known bird for displaying swooping behaviour is the Australian magpie, however other species of native birds have also been known to swoop including the masked lapwing (plover), butcherbird, magpie-lark (pee-wee), little friarbird, torresian crow and noisy miner. All of these native birds are protected species under State Wildlife Legislation (Nature Conservation Act 1992).
Wildlife in Brisbane
Brisbane City Council - Wildlife in Brisbane. "Brisbane has more species of plants, animals and insects than any other capital city in Australia. Read about Brisbane's wildlife, significant wildlife species, Brisbane City Council's habitat conservation program for private land and how to preserve Brisbane's biodiversity. You can also find information on how to manage invasive species and pest animals on your land."
South Australian State Government
Annual Report Glossy Black Recovery Program 2013
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "2013 Annual Report of the Kangaroo Island Glossy Black-cockatoo Recovery Program.
Last updated: 28/05/2015."
Beak and Feather Disease
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) is a potentially deadly disease that affects parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets (psittacine birds). Last updated: 13/12/2013."
Bioregion Fact Sheet about the Glossy Black Cockatoo
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Information about the glossy black cockatoo. Last updated: 18/11/2013."
Bioregion Fact Sheet about the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Information about the red tailed black cockatoo. Last updated: 18/11/2013."
Fact sheet - Glossy Black Cockatoo
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Fact sheet - Glossy Black Cockatoo.
Last updated: 12/07/2011."
Glossy Black Cockatoo
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Information about the glossy-black cockatoo. Last updated: 20/06/2013."
Glossy Black Cockatoo Ecological Fire Management Strategy
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "This strategy focuses on fire risk management for the Glossy Black-cockatoo and identifies issues that should be considered before, during and after fire. Last updated: 03/12/2015."
Glossy Black Cockatoo Facts
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Information about Kangaroo Island Glossy black-cockatoo.
Last updated: 18/03/2015."
Glossy Black Cockatoo Photography Guidelines
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Guidelines for photographing Glossy Black-Cockatoos to prevent scaring them.
Last updated: 14/01/2014."
Glossy Black Cockatoo Recovery Plan
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Recovery plan for glossy-black cockatoo populations on Kangaroo island. Last updated: 20/06/2013."
Habitat and Food Planted for Glossy Black Cockatoos
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Volunteers planted 500 seedlings on Kangaroo Island to provide habitat and food for glossy black-cockatoos. Last updated: 27/06/2012."
Kangaroo Island Glossy Black Cockatoo Recovery Program Annual Report
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Kangaroo Island Glossy black-cockatoo Recovery Program Annual Report.
Last updated: 13/08/2015."
Recovery Plan - South Australia - Glossy Black Cockatoo - 2005-2010
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Recovery Plan - South Australia - glossy black cockatoo - 2005-2010.
Last updated: 08/02/2011."
Recovery Plan Background - South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - 2006
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Recovery Plan background - South-Eastern red-tailed black-cockatoo - 2006.
Last updated: 08/02/2011"
Recovery Plan - South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - 2006
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Recovery Plan - South-Eastern red-tailed black-cockatoo - 2006.
Last updated: 08/02/2011."
Recovery Plan - Eyre Peninsula - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo - 2008
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Recovery Plan - Eyre Peninsula - yellow-tailed black cockatoo - 2008.
Last updated: 08/02/2011."
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Ecological Fire Management Strategy
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Ecological Fire Mgnt Strategy.
Last updated: 18/12/2014."
Strategic Plan South Australian Sub-species Glossy Black Cockatoo Kangaroo Island
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Strategic Plan South Australian sub-species glossy black-cockatoo, Kangaroo Island.
Last updated: 13/08/2015."
South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Ecological Fire Management Strategy
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Ecological Fire Management Strategy.
Last updated: 22/02/2012."
What Glossy is that?
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "How to distinguish between male and female Glossy black-cockatoos. Last updated: 28/05/2015."
Volunteer call-out to help cockatoos
Government of South Australia - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resouces. "Volunteer call-out to help count cockatoos and plant seeds on Kangaroo Island.
Last updated: 12/06/2012."
Tasmanian State Government
TAS Threatened Species Information
TAS Government - Parks and Wildlife Services.
Victorian State Government
Non-indigenous Bird Management Policy
VIC Government - Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Key points for bird keepers and documented policies.
Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyzra phrygia)
VIC Government - Department of Sustainibility and Environment. Flora and Fauna ACTION STATEMENT.
Western Australian State Government
Cockatoo Care
WA Government - Western Australian Museum.
Cockatoo Care was introduced in September 2001 as a joint initiative of the Water Corporation and the Western Australian Museum. The objectives of the program have been to research the distribution and ecology of Carnaby's, Baudin's and Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos and threats to their survival, and to implement measures to encourage the conservation of these birds through habitat enhancement, feral bee research and community education and involvement.