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Wildlife of Cauckingburra Swamp DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 256

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail 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 Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
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 Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
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 cinereus black-faced 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 Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush 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 Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper 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 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 Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
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 moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) 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 Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
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 Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C 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 Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
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 sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal 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 eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants Charophyceae Characeae Lamprothamnium papulosum C QA
plants Charophyceae Characeae Nitella lhotzkyi C Q I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra red spinach C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera angustifolia C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena axillaris C Q
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena lanata C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome whitei subsp. lophoptera C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis sp. (Lake Buchanan J.Kemp+ 3384H) C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia saligna C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium moorei C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C QAI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea breviflora C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C QA I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata C QA I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata subsp. divaricata C QA I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata subsp. elongata C Q I
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela tetrandra C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus amarus IU
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin IU
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus subulatus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis bisumbellata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis buchananensis C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C QAI I
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia gracilis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura var. aneura C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista concinna C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista longipes C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia scutata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muelleriana subsp. muelleriana C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Lawrencia buchananensis V V Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C QA
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia plena C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C QA I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus sp. (Myra Vale J.J.Bruhl+ 1810) C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida contorta bunched kerosene grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida hygrometrica C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ingrata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Austrochloris dichanthioides C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium buchananensis C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ammophila silky umbrella grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria brownii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia schultzii var. annua C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon gracilis slender nineawn C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis basedowii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis dielsii mallee lovegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne aristidea C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C Q I
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria apiculata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus coromandelianus IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus mitchellii rat's tail couch C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa holosericea subsp. holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Yakirra muelleri C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca filifolia C QAI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca tuberosa C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea decora subsp. decora C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Everistia vacciniifolia forma crassa C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax saligna forma saligna C Q
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus sidoides subsp. vermicularis C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis angustifolia C QA

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.

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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 Cauckingburra Swamp DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-cauckingburra-swamp

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