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Wildlife of Cape Moreton Conservation Park

Total number of species: 167

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 U
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyopteris repens C Q
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota U
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota dichotoma C QAI
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Lobophora variegata C QAI
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Zonaria diesingiana C QA
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Delisea pulchra C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Callithamniaceae Crouania U
plants Florideophyceae Callithamniaceae Euptilota articulata C QA
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Ceramium U
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Ceramium flaccidum C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Champiaceae Champia vieillardii C QA
plants Florideophyceae Corallinaceae Jania U
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea U
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea pannosa C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia U
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia crispella C Q
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Heterosiphonia pulchra C Q
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Martensia U
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Schizoseris bombayensis C Q
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria marginata C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura U
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura rugosa C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Tricleocarpa cylindrica C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiaceae Gelidium U
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiellaceae Gelidiella acerosa C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Hydrolithaceae Hydrolithon U
plants Florideophyceae Liagoraceae Titanophycus validus C QI
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa U
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa anceps C QA
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa fragilissima C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Peyssonneliaceae Peyssonnelia U
plants Florideophyceae Plocamiaceae Plocamium hamatum C Q
plants Florideophyceae Pterocladiaceae Pterocladiella capillacea C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria U
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria minutula C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Digenea simplex C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Herpopteros U
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Kentrophora pectinella C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia U
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia brongniartii C QA
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia venusta C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia U
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia glomerata C QA
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia U
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia scopulorum C QA
plants Florideophyceae Rhodymeniaceae Chamaebotrys boergesenii C QA
plants Florideophyceae Sarcomeniaceae Platysiphonia delicata C Q
plants Florideophyceae Solieriaceae Eucheuma U
plants Florideophyceae Solieriaceae Meristotheca U
plants Florideophyceae Wrangeliaceae Wrangelia U
plants Ulvophyceae Anadyomenaceae Microdictyon U
plants Ulvophyceae Anadyomenaceae Microdictyon umbilicatum C QA
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa brachypus C QA
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa peltata C QAI
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa racemosa var. racemosa C QAI
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa webbiana C QI
plants Ulvophyceae Codiaceae Codium U
plants Ulvophyceae Derbesiaceae Derbesia U
plants Ulvophyceae Dichotomosiphonaceae Avrainvillea U
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda U
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda tuna C QAI
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Chlorodesmis U
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valoniopsis pachynema C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle IU
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium difforme shore asplenium C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Cotula australis common cotula C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica IU
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL QA
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL QAI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon tetraphyllum IU
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C QA
plants land plants Iridaceae Patersonia sericea var. sericea C QA
plants land plants Iridaceae Romulea rosea var. australis guilford grass IU
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha pubescens downy devil's twine C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia rubiifolia heathy mirbelia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Phyllota phylicoides yellow peabush C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Vicia sativa subsp. nigra IU
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme paludosa C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia IU
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass IU I
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria smithii C QA
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU

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

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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 21 November 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-cape-moreton

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