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Australia

Commonwealth of Australia

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sandplover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Himantopus himantopus Black-Winged Stilt Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Calidris canutus Red Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sternula albifrons Little Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Limosa lapponica Bar-Tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sandplover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Procellaria aequinoctialis White-Chinned Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Crocodylus porosus Salt-Water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile Reptilia Crocodylia Crocodylidae /
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Macronectes halli Northern Giant Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Antarctic Minke Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Sousa chinensis Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Cetorhinus maximus Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Cetorhinidae /
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale, Coalfish Whale, Pollack Whale, Rudolph's Rorqual Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Phoebetria palpebrata Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Thalassarche melanophris Black-Browed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Mobula birostris Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-Nosed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Phoebetria fusca Sooty Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale, Tropical Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Stenella attenuata Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Bridled Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Procellaria parkinsoni Black Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Lepidochelys olivacea Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Dermochelidae /
Phocoena dioptrica Spectacled Porpoise Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae /
Thalassarche bulleri Buller's Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae /
Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-Headed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Stenella longirostris Spinner Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Isurus paucus Longfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark, White Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Caperea marginata Pygmy Right Whale Mammalia Cetacea Neobalaenidae /
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Natator depressus Flatback Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Milvus migrans Black Kite Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Tursiops aduncus Indian or Bottlenose Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Procellaria westlandica Westland Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Dugong dugon Dugong, Sea Cow Mammalia Sirenia Dugongidae /
Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenidae /
Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Limicola falcinellus Broad-Billed Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Procellaria cinerea Grey Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae /
Diomedea epomophora Royal Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae /
Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly Insecta Lepidoptera Danaidae /
Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
Manta alfredi Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Mobula japanica Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula thurstoni Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula tarapacana Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula eregoodootenkee Pygmy Devil Ray, Longhorned Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Pristis clavata Dwarf Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Pristis zijsron Green Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Pristis pristis Largetooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Antigone antigone Sarus Crane Aves Gruiformes Gruidae /
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Galeorhinus galeus Tope Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
CMS Party
ACAP Party

Signature: 19.06.2001
ACAP Party

Signature: 19.06.2001
IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU Signatory
Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU Signatory
Dugong MOU Signatory
Dugong MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Ms. Narelle Montgomery Focal Point, Focal Point CC, Scientific Council, Standing Committee, Focal Point CC Assistant Director, Migratory Species Section Migratory Species Section Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
For any inquiries or to reach out to these focal points, kindly contact the Secretariat.

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