Following a complete list of Australian animal extinctions from 1788

First Fleet

The First Fleet is the name given to the eleven ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 with about 1,487 people, including 778 convicts , to establish the first European colony in Australia, in the region which Captain Cook had named New South Wales. The fleet was led by Captain ...

 to the present. There are 23 birds, 4 frogs, and 27 mammal species or subspecies strongly believed to have become extinct since European settlement of Australia.

Extinctions are recorded under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places...

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Several invertebrate species have also been listed as extinct by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), however this list is less exhaustive, as invertebrates are more difficult to survey and are less well studied.

Birds

Species	Common Name	Location(s)	Comments	Pictures
Aplonis fusca	Norfolk Starling	Norfolk Island, NSW	1923. Competition from introduced European Starling, Song Thrush and Common Blackbird, clearance for agriculture.
Columba vitiensis godmanae	White-throated Pigeon (Lord Howe Island), Lord Howe Pigeon	Lord Howe Island
Cyanoramphus erythrotis	Red-crowned Parakeet (Macquarie Island), Macquarie Island Parakeet	Macquarie Island
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens	Red-crowned Parakeet (Lord Howe Island), Lord Howe Parakeet	Lord Howe Island
Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis Rufous Bristlebird The Rufous Bristlebird is a species of bird in the Dasyornithidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Australia:...	Rufous Bristlebird (western), South-western Rufous Bristlebird	WA
Dromaius ater	Dwarf Emu, King Island Emu	TAS	1822. Extinction through hunting and, apparently, fires started by visiting sailors
Dromaius baudinianus	Kangaroo Island Emu	Kangaroo Island	1805. Extinction has been attributed to hunting and habitat clearance through burning. A captive bird died in 1822
Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis	Emu (Tasmanian)	TAS	1850
Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi	Roper River Scrub-robin	NT	This subspecies maybe invalid. It is known from only 2 specimens of doubtful provenance.
Gerygone insularis	Lord Howe Gerygone, Lord Howe Warbler	Lord Howe Island
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea	New Zealand Pigeon (Norfolk Island race)	Norfolk Island
Lalage leucopyga leucopyga	Norfolk Island Long-tailed Triller	Norfolk Island
Nestor productus	Norfolk Island Kaka	Norfolk Island
Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria	Southern Boobook (Lord Howe Island), Lord Howe Boobook Owl	Lord Howe Island
Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata	Southern Boobook (Norfolk Island), Norfolk Island Boobook Norfolk Island Boobook The Norfolk Boobook , also known as the Norfolk Island Boobook, Norfolk Island Owl or Norfolk Island Morepork, was a bird in the true owl family endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. It is an extinct subspecies of the Southern Boobook...	Norfolk Island	1996
Porphyrio albus	White Gallinule	Lord Howe Island
Psephotus pulcherrimus	Paradise Parrot	NSW, QLD	Date uncertain but around 1927; more recent sightings are sometimes claimed but have never been confirmed. Cause uncertain, most hypotheses centre on starvation from lack of grass seed after drought, overgrazing, more frequent fires, and introduction of prickly pear Prickly pears in Australia Prickly pears are an invasive plant species in Australia.Prickly pears were imported into Australia in the 19th century for use as a natural agricultural fence and in an attempt to establish a cochineal dye industry. They quickly became a widespread invasive species, rendering of farming land... .
Rallus pectoralis clelandi	Lewin's Water Rail (western)	WA
Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis	Macquarie Island Rail	Macquarie Island
Rhipidura cervina	Lord Howe Fantail	Lord Howe Island
Turdus poliocephalus poliocephalus	Norfolk Island Thrush, Grey-headed Blackbird	Norfolk Island
Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus	Lord Howe Island Thrush	Lord Howe Island
Zosterops albogularis	White-chested White-eye, Norfolk Island Silvereye	Norfolk Island	The IUCN considers this species endangered; it is listed as extinct under the EPBC act since it has not been officially documented for over 20 years.
Zosterops strenuus	Robust White-eye	Lord Howe Island	Early 1920s. Predation by Rattus rattus

Amphibians

The reason for the decline and extinction of these frog species is unclear, decline in frog populations is an international phenomenon.

Species	Common Name	Location(s)	Comments	Pictures
Rheobatrachus silus	Gastric-brooding Frog	QLD	Last wild specimen recorded in 1981
Rheobatrachus vitellinus	Eungella Gastric-brooding Frog	QLD	Last wild specimen recorded in 1985
Taudactylus acutirostris	Sharp-snouted Day Frog, Sharp-snouted Torrent Frog	QLD	Last wild specimen recorded in 1997
Taudactylus diurnus	Southern Day Frog, Mt Glorious Torrent Frog	QLD	Last wild specimen recorded in 1979

Reptiles

Species	Common Name	Location(s)	Comments
Varanus loi	Norfolk Island Monitor lizard	Norfolk Islands

Mammals

Species	Common Name	Location(s)	Comments	Pictures
Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi	Eastern Bettong (mainland)	NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
Bettongia lesueur graii	Boodie, Burrowing Bettong Bettong The bettongs are species of the genus Bettongia, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. Five species are recognised:* Eastern Bettong, Bettongia gaimardi* Boodie, Bettongia lesueur...  (inland)	WA
Bettongia penicillata penicillata	Brush-tailed Bettong (south-east mainland)	NSW, NT, SA, VIC, WA
Caloprymnus campestris	Desert Rat-kangaroo	QLD, SA
Chaeropus ecaudatus	Pig-footed Bandicoot Bandicoot Bandicoots are a group of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia.- Etymology :...	NSW, NT, SA, VIC, WA	1950s
Conilurus albipes	White-footed Rabbit-rat White-footed rabbit-rat The White-footed Rabbit-rat is an extinct species of rodent, which was originally found in woodlands from Adelaide to Sydney, but became restricted to south-eastern Australia. It was kitten-sized and was one of Australia's largest native rodents. It was nocturnal and lived among trees...	NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
Lagorchestes asomatus	Central Hare-wallaby	NT	1935
Lagorchestes hirsutus hirsutus	Rufous Hare-wallaby (south-west mainland)	NT, SA, WA
Lagorchestes leporides	Eastern Hare-wallaby	NSW, QLD, SA, VIC	1890
Lagostrophus fasciatus albipilis	Banded Hare-wallaby (mainland)	WA
Leporillus apicalis	Lesser Stick-nest Rat	NSW, NT, SA, VIC, WA	1933
Macropus eugenii eugenii	Tammar Wallaby (South Australia)	SA	Population Rediscovered in New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Macropus greyi	Toolache Wallaby	SA, VIC	1932
Macrotis leucura	Lesser Bilby	NT, QLD, SA	1931
Notomys amplus	Short-tailed Hopping-mouse	NT, SA	1896
Notomys longicaudatus	Long-tailed Hopping-mouse	NT, SA, WA
Notomys macrotis	Big-eared Hopping-mouse	WA	1843
Notomys mordax	Darling Downs Hopping-mouse	NSW, QLD	1846
Nyctophilus howensis	Lord Howe Long-eared Bat	Lord Howe Island
Onychogalea lunata	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	SA, WA
Perameles bougainville fasciata	Western Barred Bandicoot (mainland)	NSW, VIC
Perameles eremiana	Desert Bandicoot	NT, SA, WA
Potorous platyops	Broad-faced Potoroo Broad-faced Potoroo The Broad-faced Potoroo is an extinct species of marsupial that once lived in Australia. The first specimen was collected in 1839 and described by John Gould in 1844, but even then it was rare and only a handful of specimens were ever collected, the last in 1875...	WA	1865
Pseudomys gouldii	Gould's Mouse	NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Rattus macleari	Maclear's Rat	Christmas Island	1908
Rattus nativitatis	Bulldog Rat	Christmas Island	last recorded in 1903
Thylacinus cynocephalus	Thylacine Thylacine The thylacine or ,also ;binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or the Tasmanian wolf... , Tasmanian Tiger	TAS	1936 There have been 4-10 sightings a year but not confirmed.

Invertebrates

Several Australian Invertebrates have been listed by the World Conservation Union

World Conservation Union

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 as having become extinct. However they are not listed as extinct under Australian legislation.

Species	Common Name	Location(s)	Comments	Pictures
Hypolimnus pedderensis	Lake Pedder Earthworm	TAS	Probably extinct in 1972, confirmed in 1996
Romankenkius pedderensis	Lake Pedder Planarian	TAS	Probably extinct in 1972, confirmed in 1986 http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19741/all
Tornelasmias capricorni Tornelasmias capricorni Tornelasmias capricorni was a species of gastropod in the Achatinellidae family. It was endemic to Australia.-References:* Ponder, W.F. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....			http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/21996/all
Austrogammarus australis Austrogammarus australis Austrogammarus australis, also known as the "Dandenong amphipod" is a species of amphipod crustacean in family Paramelitidae. It is endemic to Australia and until recently thought to be extinct, but surveys conducted in the Dandenong Ranges have revealed small populations...			Rediscovered. Status requires updating http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2425/all
Beddomeia tumida Beddomeia tumida †Beddomeia tumida was a species of very small freshwater snail that has a gill and an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to Australia but is now extinct.-References:...			1996 http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2713/all
Angrobia dulvertonensis Angrobia dulvertonensis †Angrobia dulvertonensis was a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to Australia....			1996 http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/1292/all
Placostylus bivaricosus etheridgei			http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/17448/all