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Wildlife of Alexandra Palm Forest DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 184

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
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 Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail 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 Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Sicyopterus cf. lagocephalus cling-goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon surrufus emerald cling goby E QI
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata spotted flagtail QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhynchobatidae Rhynchobatus laevis QAI I
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma australe C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus xanthopus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Poria
fungi Pucciniomycetes Septobasidiaceae Septobasidium pteruloides C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium azureum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Physma pseudoisidiatum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Agathis robusta kauri pine C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium nidus C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium fasciculatum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Hypsophila dielsiana C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton triacros C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens autoicus C NTQ
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania falciloba C NTQ
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus var. compactus C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra insignis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra montana C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron vaillantii salmon bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium triflorum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. hispida NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria phaseoloides var. javanica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Ticanto crista C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Cololejeunea inflectans C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lopholejeunea eulopha C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lopholejeunea subfusca C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Schiffneriolejeunea tumida var. hasskarliana C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca dictyophleba C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon hylandii C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia ferruginea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus pantoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena divaricata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia myrsinocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium sayeri C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium tierneyanum river cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioderma pendula C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Grastidium baileyi SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia flavescens SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pinalia fitzalanii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium ligulare C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Benstonea monticola C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus grayorum C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus solms-laubachii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Pilotrichaceae Callicostella papillata C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Goniophlebium percussum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum diaphanum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Taxithelium leptosigmatum C NTQ
plants land plants Racopilaceae Powellia involutifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia whitei red ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Acroporium hyalinum var. hyalinum C NTQ
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidiopsis sparsa C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria clerodendron scented daphne 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.

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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 Alexandra Palm Forest DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-alexandra-palm-forest

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