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Wildlife of Blencoe Falls - Blencoe Creek DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 235

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale mareeba Mareeba rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL 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 Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
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 Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia altissima tableland gungan C Q
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens subsp. glaucoviolacea C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra robusta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Crassocephalum crepidioides thickhead NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron pusillus NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum golden everlasting daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia quadrangularis SL NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. haspan C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nervulosus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus yarrabensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria lithosperma var. linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon athertonense C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Schenkia australis C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus continuus C NTQ I
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus mirus C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cowleana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia dietrichiana C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria humifusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria lanceolata subsp. lanceolata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium microphyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera sericovexilla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leptosema oxylobioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea petiolaris C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea spinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia sensitiva C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Rotala tripartita C NTQ I
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa dependens var. dependens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena smithii lillypilly satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus lockyeri subsp. exuta C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha angusta C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium elegantulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Andropogon gayanus gamba grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Pogonatherum crinitum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Buckinghamia celsissima spotted silky oak C NNQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hilliana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope rubra C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C NTQ I
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum nigrum NAQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eriorhizum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium rotundifolium SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea chlorina C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL 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 Blencoe Falls - Blencoe Creek DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-blencoe-falls-blencoe-creek

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