Georges River Council - Native Fauna and Threatened Species

Native Fauna and Threatened species

Aussie Bird Count

The 2023 Aussie Bird Count is between Monday 16 October to Sunday 22 October 2023. Council wants your help recording what birds are where!

Register here and record all local birds you see in your backyard or favourite park.

Georges River is home to at least 113 native fauna species, of which most species are birds. There are also populations of swamp wallabies, possums, frogs, flying-foxes and microbats.

The 2021 Biodiversity Study recorded 8 threatened species, 3 of which have never previously been recorded in the LGA.

Those species are listed in the table below, with * indicating species never before recorded.

Common Name	Scientific name	NSW Conservation Status
Grey-headed Flying-fox	Pteropus poliocephalus	Vulnerable
Powerful Owl	Ninox strenua	Vulnerable
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Vulnerable
Eastern Coastal Freetailed Bat*	Micronomus norfolkensis	Vulnerable
Little Bent-winged Bat	Miniopterus australis	Vulnerable
Large Bent-winged Bat	Miniopterus orianae oceanensis	Vulnerable
Southern Myotis*	Myotis macropus	Vulnerable
Greater Broad-nosed Bat*	Scoteanax rueppellii	Vulnerable

Council has adopted a Wildlife Protection Area Policy which declares 19 Category 2 wildlife protection areas in Council managed bushland reserves.
Category 2 wildlife protection areas prohibit cats as per section 30(1)(b) of the NSW Companion Animals Act 1998. Dogs that are on a leash will be permitted on formed tracks, pathways or roads in Category 2 lands.

The Neighbourhood Maps contain maps of the declared wildlife protection areas.

You can find out more information on the following plants and animals below.

Flying foxes

Flying-foxes are important pollinators of our plants and crops which makes them vital to the health and regeneration of our native plants.

Powerful Owls

The Powerful Owl is Australia’s largest owl with an impressive wingspan and regularly sighted in the suburbs of Georges River.

Waterbirds

Georges River has records of several threatened shorebirds that use our important wetlands, saltmarsh and mudflats for feeding.

Magpies

Magpies are a native, protected species and their iconic warbling call is part of the Australian landscape.

Rare Plants

Georges River is home to several threatened ecological communities. Information on local native plants, including how to receive your own free native plants and increase biodiversity.

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