List of migratory species
Under the EPBC Act
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2001
About the list
The national list of migratory species consists of species listed under the following International Conventions:
- Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA)
- China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA)
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - (Bonn Convention)
The Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) also includes a list of endangered species of birds in Japan
Mammals
- Eubalaena australis
- Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- Balaenoptera borealis
- Balaenoptera edeni
- Balaenoptera musculus
- Balaenoptera physalus
- Caperea marginata
- Dugong dugon
- Megaptera novaeangliae
- Lagenodelphis hosei (Southeast Asian populations)
- Lagenorhynchus obscurus
- Orcaella brevirostris
- Orcinus orca
- Phocoena dioptrica
- Physeter macrocephalus
- Sousa chinensis
- Stenella attenuata (eastern tropical Pacific population, Southeast Asian populations)
- Stenella longirostris (eastern tropical Pacific populations, Southeast Asian populations)
- Tursiops aduncus (Arafura/Timor Sea populations)
Birds
- All species in the family Accipitridae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Anatidae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Charadriidae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Falconidae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Muscicapidae (sensu lato), including the sub-family Sylviinae, formerly listed as the family Sylviidae, for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Phoenicopteridae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Recurvirostridae for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the family Scolopacidae, including the sub-family Phalaropodinae, formerly listed as the family Phalaropodidae, for which Australia is a Range State.
- All species in the genus Grus for which Australia is a Range State.
- Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Actitus hypoleucos
- Anas clypeata
- Anas querquedula
- Anous stolidus
- Aplonis fusca
- Apus pacificus
- Ardeola ibis
- Arenaria interpres
- Bubulcus ibis (Ardea ibis)
- Cacatua pastinator pastinator
- Calidris acuminata
- Calidris alba (Crocethia alba)
- Calidris alpina
- Calidris bairdii
- Calidris canutus
- Calidris ferruginea
- Calidris mauri
- Calidris melanotos
- Calidris ruficollis
- Calidris subminuta
- Calidris tenuirostris
- Calonectris leucomelas
- Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
- Capella hardwickii (Gallinago hardwickii)
- Capella megala (Gallinago megala)
- Capella stenura (Gallinago stenura)
- Catharacta maccormicki
- Charadrius asiaticus
- Charadrius dubius
- Charadrius hiaticula
- Charadrius leschenaultii
- Charadrius mongolus
- Charadrius veredus (Charadrius asiaticus veredus)
- Chlidonias leucopterus
- Chlidonias niger
- Columba vitiensis godmanae
- Coracina tenuirostris melvillensis
- Crex crex
- Cuculus saturatus
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens
- Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis
- Diomedea amsterdamensis
- Diomedea bulleri
- Diomedea cauta
- Diomedea chlororhynchos
- Diomedea chrysostoma
- Diomedea epomophora
- Diomedea exulans
- Diomedea exulans
- Diomedea immutabilis
- Diomedea melanophris
- Dromaius baudinianus
- Dromaius minor
- Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi
- Egretta alba (Ardea alba)
- Egretta sacra
- Erythrura gouldiae
- Falcunculus frontatus whitei
- Fregata andrewsi
- Fregata ariel
- Fregata minor
- Gallicolumba norfolciensis
- Gallinago hardwickii
- Gallinago megala
- Gallinago stenura
- Geopsittacus occidentalis
- Gerygone insularis
- Glareola maldivarum
- Grus antigone
- Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea
- Heteroscelus brevipes
- Heteroscelus incanus
- Hirundapus caudacutus
- Hirundo rustica
- Hirundo striolata
- Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Hydroprogne caspia (Sterna caspia)
- Ixobrychus sinensis
- Lalage leucopyga leucopyga
- Leipoa ocellata
- Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
- Limicola falcinellus
- Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Limosa lapponica
- Limosa limosa
- Macronectes giganteus
- Macronectes halli
- Manorina melanotis
- Merops ornatus
- Motacilla alba
- Motacilla cinerea
- Motacilla citreola
- Motacilla flava
- Neophema chrysogaster
- Nestor productus
- Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria
- Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
- Notornis alba
- Numenius arquata
- Numenius borealis (Numenius minutus)
- Numenius madagascariensis
- Numenius minutus
- Numenius phaeopus
- Oceanites oceanicus
- Oceanodroma leucorhoa
- Pandion haliaetus
- Pardalotus quadragintus
- Petrophassa smithii blaawi
- Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris
- Phaethon lepturus
- Phalaropus fulicarius (Phalaropus fulicaria)
- Phalaropus lobatus
- Philomachus pugnax
- Phoebetria fusca
- Phoebetria palpebrata
- Phylloscopus borealis
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Pluvialis fulva
- Pluvialis squatarola
- Poecilodryas superciliosa cerviniventris
- Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Procellaria aequinoctialis conspicillata
- Procellaria cinerea
- Procellaria parkinsoni
- Procellaria westlandica
- Psephotus chrysopterygius
- Psephotus pulcherrimus
- Psittaculirostris diophthalma coxeni
- Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera
- Pterodroma solandri
- Puffinus carneipes
- Puffinus griseus
- Puffinus leucomelas (Calonectris leucomelas)
- Puffinus pacificus
- Puffinus tenuirostris
- Rallina fasciata
- Rallus pectoralis clelandi
- Rallus philippensis maquariensis
- Rhipidura cervina
- Rostratula benghalensis
- Stercorarius longicaudus
- Stercorarius parasiticus
- Stercorarius pomarinus
- Sterna albifrons
- Sterna anaethetus
- Sterna dougallii
- Sterna hirundo
- Sterna hirundo hirundo (populations breeding in the Western Palearctic)
- Sterna paradisaea (Atlantic populations)
- Sterna sumatrana
- Stipiturus malachurus intermedius
- Sula abbotti
- Sula dactylatra
- Sula leucogaster
- Sula sula
- Thalasseus bengalensis (Sterna bengalensis)
- Tringa brevipes
- Tringa glareola
- Tringa nebularia
- Tringa stagnatilis
- Tringa terek
- Tringa totanus
- Tryngites subruficollis
- Tryngites subruficollis
- Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Turdus xanthopus vinitinctus
- Xanthomyza phrygia
- Xenus cinereus
- Zosterops albogularis
- Zosterops strenua
Reptiles
- All native species in the family Cheloniidae, for which Australia is a Range State.
- All native species in the family Dermochelidae, for which Australia is a Range State.
- Crocodylus porosus
Fish
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Rhincodon typus
Insects
- Danaus plexippus
The Japan-Australia migratory bird agreement also includes a list of endangered species of birds in Japan
- Accipiter gentilis fugiyamae
- Apalopteron familiare hahasima
- Aquila chrysaetos japonica
- Branta canadensis leucopareia
- Buteo buteo oshiroi
- Buteo buteo toyoshimai
- Carduelis sinica kittlitzi
- Chalcophaps indica yamashinai
- Ciconia ciconia boyciana
- Columba janthina nitens
- Columba janthina stejnegeri
- Dendrocopus leucotos owstoni
- Diomedea albatrus
- Erithacus komadori komadori
- Erithacus komadori namiyei
- Erithacus komadori subrufus
- Falco peregrinus fruitii
- Falco peregrinus japanesis
- Garrulus lidthi
- Grus japonensis
- Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla
- Haliaeetus pelagicus pelagicus
- Ketupa blakistoni blakistoni
- Lagopus mutus japonicus
- Lunda cirrhata
- Megalurus pryeri pryeri
- Nipponia nippon
- Phalacrocorax urile
- Picoides tridactylus inouyei
- Pitta brachyura nympha
- Rallus okinawae
- Sapheopipo noguchii
- Scolopax mira
- Spilornis cheela perplexus
- Spizaetus nipalens orientalis
- Tringa guttifer
- Turdus dauma amami
- Uria aalge inornata
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