following is a complete list of australian animal extinctions from 1788 to the present. there are 23 birds, 78 frogs, and 27 mammal species or subspecies strongly believed to have become extinct since european settlement of australia. extinctions are recorded under the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act 1999. several invertebrate species have also been listed as extinct by the world conservation union (iucn); however, this list is less exhaustive, as invertebrates are more difficult to survey and are less well studied. == extinct australian animals: 1788 to present == ===birds=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |species |common name |location(s) |comments |pictures |- | aplonis fusca |norfolk starling |norfolk island, nsw |1923. competition from introduced european starling, song thrush and common blackbird, clearance for agriculture. |- | columba vitiensis godmanae |white-throated pigeon (lord howe island), lord howe pigeon |lord howe island |last recorded 1853. believed due to hunting. |50px |- | cyanoramphus erythrotis |red-crowned parakeet (macquarie island), macquarie island parakeet |macquarie island | |- | cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens |red-crowned parakeet (lord howe island), lord howe parakeet |lord howe island |last recorded 1869. due to persecution, because of predation on gardens and crops. | |- | dasyornis broadbenti litoralis |rufous bristlebird (western), south-western rufous bristlebird |wa | | |- | dromaius ater |dwarf emu, king island emu |tas |1822. extinction through hunting and, apparently, fires started by visiting sailors |50px |- | dromaius baudinianus |kangaroo island emu |kangaroo island |1805. extinction has been attributed to hunting and habitat clearance through burning. a captive bird died in 1822 |50px |- | dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis |emu (tasmanian) |tas |1850 | |- | drymodes superciliaris colcloughi |roper river scrub-robin |nt |last record: 1910. this subspecies may be invalid. it is known from only two specimens of doubtful provenance. | |- | gerygone insularis |lord howe gerygone, lord howe warbler |lord howe island |not recorded since 1928. believed to be a result of the introduction of black rats following the grounding of ss makambo in june 1918. | |- | hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea |new zealand pigeon (nor
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