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Wildlife of Cairncross Reef Complex DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 183

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush 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 Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
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 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 Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird 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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys amboinensis SL QI
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C QAI
plants land plants Araceae Amorphophallus galbra C QA
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa IU
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salicornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C QA I
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Colchicaceae Schelhammera multiflora C QI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema spicatum C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina U
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C QAI
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra decomposita C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C QAI
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus U
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C QAI
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C QA
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C QAI
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus U
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus dallachyanus C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL QI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta procumbens C QAI
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C QAI
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Laportea interrupta C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Pouzolzia zeylanica C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C QAI
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Curcuma australasica C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI

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 Cairncross Reef Complex DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-cairncross-reef-complex

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