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Wildlife of Cape Grenville Area DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 228

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin 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 Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL 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 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 melanura mangrove golden 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 leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
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 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 sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
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 nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI 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 Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C 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 Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Iriatherina werneri threadfin rainbowfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria picta C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diorygma pruinosum C Q
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis gloriosensis C Q
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema fasciculatum C Q
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Relicina intertexta C Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena conferta C Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa C Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C QA
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia major pitcher plant C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia ovata C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. sanae C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C QAI
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias zippeliana C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia longipes C QAI
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C QAI I
plants land plants Burmanniaceae Burmannia juncea SL QA
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Gymnosporia inermis C QI
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis banksii C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina codonantha C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Muellerargia timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria terrestris C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Trachystylis stradbrokensis C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia U
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii forma banksii C Q
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. spatulata SL QAI I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C QA
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C QAI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia yorkensis C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Shonia tristigma subsp. borealis C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya claudiana C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rubricaulis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea arenicola C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C Q
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL QAI I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina angustata C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia furcata C QA
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Pseudolycopodiella serpentina SL QAI
plants land plants Macarthuriaceae Macarthuria neocambrica C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C QA
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus angustifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Baeckea frutescens C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca arcana C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia fordii C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium banksii C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Welchiodendron longivalve C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon sp. (Bolt Head J.R.Clarkson+ 8805) C Q
plants land plants Nepenthaceae Nepenthes mirabilis tropical pitcher plant SL QI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bromheadia pulchra SL QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium johannis brown antelope orchid V V QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes prenticei C Q
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes vernicosa C Q
plants land plants Restionaceae Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum C QA I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C QAI I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coffea brassii C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum maritimum C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hydnophytum moseleyanum SL QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia platytyrea subsp. antoinii SL QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta brownii var. brownii C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax banksii C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce U
plants land plants Rutaceae Eriostemon banksii C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia ifflaiana hickory ash C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera bifoliolata C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C QAI
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea aquilonia C Q
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C QA
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus adnata 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 Cape Grenville Area DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-cape-grenville-area

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