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Wildlife of Burdekin Delta DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 518

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys patrius eastern pebble-mound mouse C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned 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 Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra 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 ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird 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 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 maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
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 Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner 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 Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis laetior golden-backed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar 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 Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover 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 Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA 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 Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite 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 Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
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 Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA 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 Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
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 Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Osphronemidae Trichogaster trichopterus blue gourami II I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambica Mozambique mouthbrooder II I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhinopteridae Rhinoptera neglecta Aaustralian cownose ray U I
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis crebra C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina nervulosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina subfraxinea var. norstictica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina subfraxinea var. subfraxinea C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica subsp. gangetica NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Landoltia punctata C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Enydra fluctuans NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia pyramidata NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia melanocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Argyreia nervosa NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C NNQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polpha subsp. polpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alopecuroides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus involucratus NAQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nutans var. eleusinoides flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis bisumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Adriana tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia papillifolia var. papillifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush NAQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles moschata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa candicans C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Glossocarya calcicola C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Glossocarya hemiderma C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex melicopea C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemsleyi C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia lebbeck Indian siris C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus ovalifolius NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron grandiflorum lace flower tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus scarabaeoides var. scarabaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria laburnifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria novae-hollandiae subsp. novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum hookeri Queensland ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium lathyroides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia plena NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tamarindus indica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia macrostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna luteola dalrymple vigna NAQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. parvifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malpighiaceae Stigmaphyllon australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon guineense NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon micropetalum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Gossypium barbadense NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum var. americanum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Martyniaceae Martynia annua small-fruited devil's claw NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Hypertelis cerviana C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata NAQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia aculeata thorny pisonia C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus cookii C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida personata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundo donax NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium parviflorum scented top C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon radiatus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium aristatum angleton grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa polystachya 'Amity' NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pergracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pilosa soft lovegrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa meyeriana NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa procera slender cupgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria australiensis scrub pigeon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus coromandelianus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia stenostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus NAQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia halophila C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mauritiana Indian jujube NAQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Datura stramonium common thornapple NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis 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 Burdekin Delta DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-burdekin-delta

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