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Wildlife of Abbot Bay Conservation Park

Total number of species: 149

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii northern laughing treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI
animals insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes sulpitius samphire blue QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
animals insects Pieridae Cepora perimale QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Chaetomorpha linum C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea IU
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia dietrichiana C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus isabellinus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus procerus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera ferruginea velvet beauty-bush C Q
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia byrnesii C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola spinescens prickly fan flower C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria laburnifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Labichea nitida C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Tamarindus indica IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon guineense IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon hubbardii C QA
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C QAI
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C Q
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne tenella C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Holcolemma dispar C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema macratherum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum queenslandicum var. queenslandicum C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C QA
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma australiana C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea haematostachya C Q
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Abbot Bay Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-abbot-bay

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