Austrocordulia leonardi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA CORDULIIDAE

Scientific Name: Austrocordulia leonardi
Species Authority: Theischinger, 1973
Common Name/s:
English – Sydney Hawk

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Odonata Specialist Group
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Southern Sydney Basin, Australia. Only two subpopulations are known.
Countries:
Native:
Australia (New South Wales)

Population [top]

Population: Current population size is unknown.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Streams.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): River regulation, vegetation clearing, and urban expansion are the main threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species is currently being listed by NSW Fisheries.
Citation: Odonata Specialist Group 1996. Austrocordulia leonardi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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