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Threatened species in NSW

Scientific name	Common name	Type of species	Level of threat
Cacatua leadbeateri	Pink Cockatoo	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Cacophis harriettae	White-crowned Snake	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Cadellia pentastylis	Ooline	Plant > Trees	Vulnerable
Cadellia pentastylis (Ooline) community in the Nandewar and Brigalow Belt South bioregion	Ooline Community	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Caesalpinia bonduc	Knicker Nut	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Caesia parviflora var. minor	Small Pale Grass-lily	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Caladenia arenaria	Sand-hill Spider Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Caladenia concolor	Crimson Spider Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Caladenia porphyrea	Caladenia porphyrea	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Caladenia rosella	Rosella Spider Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Presumed extinct
Caladenia tessellata	Tessellated Spider Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Calamanthus fuliginosus	Striated Fieldwren	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Calidris alba	Sanderling	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Calidris tenuirostris	Great Knot	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Callistemon linearifolius	Netted Bottle Brush	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Callitriche cyclocarpa	Western Water-starwort	Plant > Aquatic plants	Vulnerable
Callitris baileyi	Bailey’s Cypress Pine	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Callitris endlicheri, Woronora Plateau population	Black Cypress Pine, Woronora Plateau population	Plant > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Callitris oblonga	Pygmy Cypress Pine	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Callocephalon fimbriatum	Gang-gang Cockatoo	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Callocephalon fimbriatum population in the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Local Government Areas	Gang-gang Cockatoo population in the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai LGAs	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Calochilus pulchellus	Pretty Beard Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Calomnion complanatum	Calomnion complanatum	Plant > Algae, Mosses and Lichens	Endangered
Calophanoides hygrophiloides	Native Justicia	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Calotis glandulosa	Mauve Burr-daisy	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
Calotis moorei	A burr-daisy	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Calotis pubescens	Max Mueller's Burr-daisy	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Calyptorhynchus banksii	Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Calyptorhynchus lathami	Glossy Black-cockatoo	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Calyptorhynchus lathami - endangered population	Glossy Black-cockatoo population in the Riverina	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Calystegia affinis	Lord Howe Island Morning Glory	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Endangered
Camarophyllopsis kearneyi	Camarophyllopsis kearneyi	Fungi > Fungi	Endangered
Capparis canescens	Wild Orange	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Capparis loranthifolia var. loranthifolia	Narrow-leafed Bumble	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions	Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Turtle	Animal > Reptiles	Endangered
Carex archeri	Archer's Carex	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Carex klaphakei	Klaphake's Sedge	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Carex raleighii	Raleigh Sedge	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Carmichaelia exsul	Lord Howe Island Broom	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Cassia brewsteri var. marksiana	Brush Cassia	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Castlereagh Swamp Woodland Community	Castlereagh Swamp Woodland Community	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Casuarina obesa	Swamp She-oak	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Centranthera cochinchinensis	Swamp Foxglove	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Cercartetus concinnus	Western Pygmy-possum	Animal > Marsupials	Endangered
Cercartetus nanus	Eastern Pygmy-possum	Animal > Marsupials	Vulnerable
Certhionyx variegatus	Pied Honeyeater	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Chalinolobus dwyeri	Large-eared Pied Bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Hoary Wattled Bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Chalinolobus picatus	Little Pied Bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Chamaesyce psammogeton	Sand Spurge	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Charadrius leschenaultii	Greater Sand-plover	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Charadrius mongolus	Lesser Sand-plover	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. pseudovellea	Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. pseudovellea	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Chelonia mydas	Green Turtle	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Chiloglottis anaticeps	Bird Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Chiloglottis platyptera	Barrington Tops Ant Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Vulnerable
Choricarpia subargentea	Giant Ironwood	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Chorizema parviflorum Benth. (a shrub) population, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas	Chorizema parviflorum Benth. (a shrub) population, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas	Plant > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Christinus guentheri	Lord Howe Island Gecko	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Cinclosoma castanotus	Chestnut Quail-thrush	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Clematis fawcettii	Northern Clematis	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Vulnerable
Climacteris affinis - endangered population	White-browed Treecreeper population in the Carrathool LGA south of the Lachlan River and Griffith LGA	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Climacteris picumnus victoriae	Brown Treecreeper (eastern subspecies)	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion	Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Preliminary Listing
Coastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions	Coastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Coeranoscincus reticulatus	Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Commersonia rosea	Commersonia rosea	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Convolvulus tedmoorei	Bindweed	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Cooks River/ Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Cooks River/ Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Coolibah-Black Box woodland of the northern riverine plains in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions	Coolibah-Black Box woodland of the northern riverine plains in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Coprosma inopinata	Small-leaved Currant Bush	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Coracina lineata	Barred Cuckoo-shrike	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Corchorus cunninghamii	Native Jute	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Corokia whiteana	Corokia	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Correa baeuerlenii	Chef's Cap Correa	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Correa lawrenciana var. genoensis	Genoa River Correa	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Corybas dowlingii	Red Helmet Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Corynocarpus rupestris subsp. rupestris	Glenugie Karaka	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Cratystylis conocephala	Bluebush Daisy	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Crinia sloanei	Sloane's Froglet	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Crinia tinnula	Wallum Froglet	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Crotalaria cunninghamii	Green Bird Flower	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Cryptocarya foetida	Stinking Cryptocarya	Plant > Trees	Vulnerable
Cryptostylis hunteriana	Leafless Tongue Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Vulnerable
Ctenophorus decresii	Tawny Crevice-dragon	Animal > Reptiles	Endangered
Ctenotus brooksi	Wedgesnout Ctenotus	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer	Leopard Ctenotus	Animal > Reptiles	Endangered
Cullen parvum	Small Scurf-pea	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Cumberland Plain Woodland	Cumberland Plain Woodland	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Cupaniopsis serrata	Smooth Tuckeroo	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Cyclodina lichenigera	Lord Howe Island Skink	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus	Slender Mallee Blue-tongue Lizard	Animal > Reptiles	Endangered
Cyclodomorphus venustus	Cyclodomorphus venustus	Animal > Reptiles	Endangered
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni	Double-eyed Fig-Parrot	Animal > Birds	Endangered
Cymbidium canaliculatum population in the Hunter Catchment	Cymbidium canaliculatum population in the Hunter Catchment	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Cynanchum elegans	White-flowered Wax Plant	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Endangered
Cyperus aquatilis	Water Nutgrass	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Cyperus conicus	Cyperus conicus	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Cyperus rupicola	Cliff Sedge	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
Cyperus semifertilis	Missionary Nutgrass	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered