Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.
Bean has or used to have 43 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Golden Whistler.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta is found across 1 electorates.
At the species level, the Golden Whistler is a small songbird, growing to 16.5–18.5 cm in height. Males have a distinctive black head, extending to the top of the nape and under the throat in a thick band. The black plumage area separates the white throat from the rich golden yellow nape band and chest/underparts. The male's tail is grey with a black tip. The females, in contrast, are grey-brown above, and grey-buff underneath. The amount of lemon-coloured plumage on the vent/under-tail area varies with the geographic location of the bird.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Adverse fire regimes
Climate change and severe weather
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
- Norfolk Island Abutilon (Abutilon julianae)
- Chaff Tree (Achyranthes arborescens)
- Phillip Island Chaffy Tree (Achyranthes margaretarum)
- Yass Daisy (Ammobium craspedioides)
- Phillip Island Wheat Grass (Anthosachne kingiana subsp. kingiana)
- Norfolk Island Water-fern (Blechnum norfolkianum)
- Tree Nettle (Boehmeria australis subsp. australis)
- Canberra Spider Orchid (Caladenia actensis)
- Mauve Burr-daisy (Calotis glandulosa)
- Calystegia affinis (Calystegia affinis)
- a creeper (Clematis dubia)
- Curtis' Colobanth (Colobanthus curtisiae)
- Coastal Coprosma (Coprosma baueri)
- Mountain Coprosma (Coprosma pilosa)
- Ti (Cordyline obtecta)
- Brindabella Midge-orchid (Corunastylis ectopa)
- Norfolk Island Orchid (Dendrobium brachypus)
- Pale Golden Moths (Diuris ochroma)
- Trailing Hop-bush (Dodonaea procumbens)
- Sharkwood (Dysoxylum bijugum)
- Mountain Procris (Elatostema montanum)
- Black Gum (Eucalyptus aggregata)
- Silver-leaved Mountain Gum (Eucalyptus pulverulenta)
- Norfolk Island Euphorbia (Euphorbia norfolkiana)
- a herb (Euphorbia obliqua)
- Baeuerlen's Gentian (Gentiana baeuerlenii)
- Phillip Island Hibiscus (Hibiscus insularis)
- Downy Ground-fern (Hypolepis dicksonioides)
- Mistletoe (Ileostylus micranthus)
- Shield-fern (Lastreopsis calantha)
- Basalt Pepper-cress (Lepidium hyssopifolium)
- Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor)
- King Fern (Marattia salicina)
- Shade Tree (Melicope littoralis)
- Norfolk Island Mahoe (Melicytus latifolius)
- Whiteywood (Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. oblongifolius)
- a tree (Meryta angustifolia)
- Shade Tree (Meryta latifolia)
- Shrubby Creeper (Muehlenbeckia australis)
- Tuggeranong Lignum (Muehlenbeckia tuggeranong)
- Popwood (Myoporum obscurum)
- Beech (Myrsine ralstoniae)
- Pennantia (Pennantia endlicheri)
- Norfolk Island Phreatia (Phreatia limenophylax)
- an orchid (Phreatia paleata)
- Pimelea bracteata (Pimelea bracteata)
- Oleander (Pittosporum bracteolatum)
- Planchonella costata (Planchonella costata)
- Middle Filmy Fern (Polyphlebium endlicherianum)
- Cotoneaster Pomaderris (Pomaderris cotoneaster)
- Pale Pomaderris (Pomaderris pallida)
- King's Brakefern (Pteris kingiana)
- Netted Brakefern (Pteris zahlbruckneriana)
- Blue-tongued Orchid (Pterostylis oreophila)
- Monaro Golden Daisy (Rutidosis leiolepis)
- Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)
- a daisy (Senecio australis)
- a daisy (Senecio evansianus)
- a daisy (Senecio hooglandii)
- Large-fruit Fireweed (Senecio macrocarpus)
- Siah's Backbone (Streblus pendulinus)
- Small Purple-pea (Swainsona recta)
- Minute Orchid (Taeniophyllum norfolkianum)
- Austral Toadflax (Thesium australe)
- Hanging Fork-fern (Tmesipteris norfolkensis)
- Bastard Oak (Ungeria floribunda)
- Kurrajong (Wikstroemia australis)
- Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)
- Native Cucumber (Zehneria baueriana)
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