19/05/2026
See below for some recently Gazetted updates to the Schedules of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (TSPA).
1. Changes to listing status
🐦Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper) - New listing under Schedule 3, endangered. In alignment with its national listing status under the EBPC Act.
🐦Limosa lapponica baueri (Alaskan Bar-tailed Godwit) - New listing under Schedule 3, endangered. In alignment with its national listing status under the EBPC Act.
🐦Gallinago hardwickii (Latham’s snipe) - New listing under Schedule 4, vulnerable. In alignment with its national listing status under the EBPC Act.
🐦Ardenna grisea (Sooty Shearwater) - New listing under Schedule 4, vulnerable. In alignment with its national listing status under the EBPC Act.
2. Changes to taxonomy
🦜Sternula albifrons subsp.sinensis (Little Tern) to Sternula albifrons subsp.placens (Tasman Little Tern).
🦜Accipiter novaehollandiae (Grey Goshawk) to Tachyspiza novaehollandiae (Grey Goshawk).
🦜Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-bellied Sea Eagle) to Icthyophaga leucogaster (White-bellied Sea Eagle).
🦜Leucocarbo atriceps subsp.purpurascens (Macquarie Island S**g) to Leucocarbo purpurascens (Macquarie Island S**g).
NOTE: There are also a number of species that are under consideration for change in listing status. These include preliminary recommendations recently made by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) that are currently advertised in the Government Gazette and are open for public comment until 29 May 2026.
Further details of listings in progress, recent listings and publications, and the process for changes in listing status can be found on the following NRE Tas webpage:
Species under consideration plus the nomination form and guidelines used for the listing of species under the Act.
