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Below is a list of all threatened species in NSW. The list is sorted by scientific name:

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 Threatened species in NSWSort by common name  
Scientific NameCommon Name
Cacatua leadbeateriPink Cockatoo 
Cacophis harriettaeWhite-crowned Snake 
Cadellia pentastylisOoline 
Cadellia pentastylis (Ooline) community in the Nandewar and Brigalow Belt South bioregionOoline Community 
Caesalpinia bonducKnicker Nut 
Caesia parviflora var. minorSmall Pale Grass-lily 
Caladenia arenariaSand-hill Spider Orchid 
Caladenia concolorCrimson Spider Orchid 
Caladenia porphyreaCaladenia porphyrea 
Caladenia rosellaRosella Spider Orchid 
Caladenia tessellataTessellated Spider Orchid 
Calamanthus fuliginosusStriated Fieldwren 
Calidris albaSanderling 
Calidris tenuirostrisGreat Knot 
Callistemon linearifoliusNetted Bottle Brush 
Callitriche cyclocarpaWestern Water-starwort 
Callitris baileyiBailey’s Cypress Pine 
Callitris endlicheri, Woronora Plateau populationBlack Cypress Pine, Woronora Plateau population 
Callitris oblongaPygmy Cypress Pine 
Callocephalon fimbriatumGang-gang Cockatoo 
Callocephalon fimbriatum population in the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Local Government AreasGang-gang Cockatoo population in the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai LGAs 
Calochilus pulchellusPretty Beard Orchid 
Calomnion complanatumCalomnion complanatum 
Calophanoides hygrophiloidesNative Justicia 
Calotis glandulosaMauve Burr-daisy 
Calotis mooreiA burr-daisy 
Calotis pubescensMax Mueller's Burr-daisy 
Calyptorhynchus banksiiRed-tailed Black-Cockatoo 
Calyptorhynchus lathamiGlossy Black-cockatoo 
Calyptorhynchus lathami - endangered populationGlossy Black-cockatoo population in the Riverina 
Calystegia affinisLord Howe Island Morning Glory 
Camarophyllopsis kearneyiCamarophyllopsis kearneyi 
Capparis canescensWild Orange 
Capparis loranthifolia var. loranthifoliaNarrow-leafed Bumble 
Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South BioregionsCarbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions 
Caretta carettaLoggerhead Turtle 
Carex archeriArcher's Carex 
Carex klaphakeiKlaphake's Sedge 
Carex raleighiiRaleigh Sedge 
Carmichaelia exsulLord Howe Island Broom 
Cassia brewsteri var. marksianaBrush Cassia 
Castlereagh Swamp Woodland CommunityCastlereagh Swamp Woodland Community 
Casuarina obesaSwamp She-oak 
Centranthera cochinchinensisSwamp Foxglove 
Cercartetus concinnusWestern Pygmy-possum 
Cercartetus nanusEastern Pygmy-possum 
Certhionyx variegatusPied Honeyeater 
Chalinolobus dwyeriLarge-eared Pied Bat 
Chalinolobus nigrogriseusHoary Wattled Bat 
Chalinolobus picatusLittle Pied Bat 
Chamaesyce psammogetonSand Spurge 
Charadrius leschenaultiiGreater Sand-plover 
Charadrius mongolusLesser Sand-plover 
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. pseudovelleaCheilanthes sieberi subsp. pseudovellea 
Chelonia mydasGreen Turtle 
Chiloglottis anaticepsBird Orchid 
Chiloglottis platypteraBarrington Tops Ant Orchid 
Choricarpia subargenteaGiant Ironwood 
Chorizema parviflorum Benth. (a shrub) population, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areasChorizema parviflorum Benth. (a shrub) population, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas 
Christinus guentheriLord Howe Island Gecko 
Cinclosoma castanotusChestnut Quail-thrush 
Clearing of native vegetationClearing of native vegetation 
Clematis fawcettiiNorthern Clematis 
Climacteris affinis - endangered populationWhite-browed Treecreeper population in the Carrathool LGA south of the Lachlan River and Griffith LGA 
Climacteris picumnus victoriaeBrown Treecreeper (eastern subspecies) 
Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast BioregionCoastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion 
Coastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner BioregionsCoastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions 
Coeranoscincus reticulatusThree-toed Snake-tooth Skink 
Commersonia roseaCommersonia rosea 
Competition and grazing by the feral European rabbitCompetition and grazing by the feral European rabbit 
Competition and habitat degradation by feral goatsCompetition and habitat degradation by feral goats 
Competition from feral honeybeesCompetition from feral honeybees 
Convolvulus tedmooreiBindweed 
Cooks River/ Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin BioregionCooks River/ Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion 
Coolibah-Black Box woodland of the northern riverine plains in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregionsCoolibah-Black Box woodland of the northern riverine plains in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions 
Coprosma inopinataSmall-leaved Currant Bush 
Coracina lineataBarred Cuckoo-shrike 
Corchorus cunninghamiiNative Jute 
Corokia whiteanaCorokia 
Correa baeuerleniiChef's Cap Correa 
Correa lawrenciana var. genoensisGenoa River Correa 
Corybas dowlingiiRed Helmet Orchid 
Corynocarpus rupestris subsp. rupestrisGlenugie Karaka 
Cratystylis conocephalaBluebush Daisy 
Crinia sloaneiSloane's Froglet 
Crinia tinnulaWallum Froglet 
Crotalaria cunninghamiiGreen Bird Flower 
Cryptocarya foetidaStinking Cryptocarya 
Cryptostylis hunterianaLeafless Tongue Orchid 
Ctenophorus decresiiTawny Crevice-dragon 
Ctenotus brooksiWedgesnout Ctenotus 
Ctenotus pantherinus ocelliferLeopard Ctenotus 
Cullen parvumSmall Scurf-pea 
Cumberland Plain WoodlandCumberland Plain Woodland 
Cupaniopsis serrataSmooth Tuckeroo 
Cyclodina lichenigeraLord Howe Island Skink 
Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatusSlender Mallee Blue-tongue Lizard 
Cyclodomorphus venustusCyclodomorphus venustus 
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeniDouble-eyed Fig-Parrot 
Cymbidium canaliculatum population in the Hunter CatchmentCymbidium canaliculatum population in the Hunter Catchment 
Cynanchum elegansWhite-flowered Wax Plant 
Cyperus aquatilisWater Nutgrass 
Cyperus conicusCyperus conicus 
Cyperus rupicolaCliff Sedge 
Cyperus semifertilisMissionary Nutgrass 
  
 
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