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Wildlife of Broad Sound Islands Conservation Park

Total number of species: 131

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
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 Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina luehmannii bull oak C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus caldwellii C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia pyxidata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. subtrisecta C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis acutifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon pallidus conetop nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI 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

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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 Broad Sound Islands Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-broad-sound-islands

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