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Wildlife of Cape Moreton Conservation Park

Total number of species: 164

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale C QAI
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Anous albivitta grey noddy C VI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU
animals birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI
animals birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius sp. C U
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna carneipes flesh-footed shearwater SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti petrel C QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI
animals birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatus banded wobbegong QA I
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyopteris
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyopteris repens C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota dichotoma C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Lobophora variegata C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Zonaria diesingiana C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Delisea pulchra C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Callithamniaceae Crouania
plants Florideophyceae Callithamniaceae Euptilota articulata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Ceramium
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Ceramium flaccidum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Champiaceae Champia vieillardii C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Corallinaceae Jania
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea pannosa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia crispella C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia pulchra C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Martensia
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Schizoseris bombayensis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria marginata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura rugosa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Tricleocarpa cylindrica C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiaceae Gelidium
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiellaceae Gelidiella acerosa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Liagoraceae Titanophycus validus C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa anceps C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa fragilissima C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Peyssonneliaceae Peyssonnelia
plants Florideophyceae Plocamiaceae Plocamium hamatum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Pterocladiaceae Pterocladiella capillacea C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria minutula C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Digenea simplex C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Kentrophora pectinella C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia brongniartii C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia venusta C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia glomerata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia scopulorum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodymeniaceae Chamaebotrys boergesenii C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Sarcomeniaceae Platysiphonia delicata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Solieriaceae Eucheuma
plants Florideophyceae Wrangeliaceae Wrangelia
plants Ulvophyceae Anadyomenaceae Microdictyon
plants Ulvophyceae Anadyomenaceae Microdictyon umbilicatum C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa brachypus C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa peltata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa webbiana C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Codiaceae Codium
plants Ulvophyceae Derbesiaceae Derbesia
plants Ulvophyceae Dichotomosiphonaceae Avrainvillea
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda tuna C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Chlorodesmis
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valoniopsis pachynema C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium difforme shore asplenium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cotula australis common cotula C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica NAQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon tetraphyllum NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C NTQ
plants land plants Iridaceae Patersonia sericea var. sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Iridaceae Romulea rosea var. australis guilford grass NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha pubescens downy devil's twine C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia rubiifolia heathy mirbelia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Phyllota phylicoides yellow peabush C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vicia sativa subsp. nigra NAQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme paludosa C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass NAQ I
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria smithii C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ

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 Cape Moreton Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-cape-moreton

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