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Wildlife of Cooper Creek Overflow Swamps - Windorah DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 435

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Equidae Equus asinus donkey II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis sp. II
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale gilesi Giles' planigale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale sp. C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis sp. C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow 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 Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied 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 Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus ruficeps chestnut-crowned babbler C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Certhionyx variegatus pied honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown 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 Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella 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 Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew 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 Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
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 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 Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
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 hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle 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 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 garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican 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 Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe 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 Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus schomburgkii Schomburgk's ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard 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 sp. goanna C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus elderi jewelled gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden nichollsi desert shovelfoot C QA
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
animals insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
animals insects Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA
fungi Agaricomycetes Agaricaceae Podaxis pistillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nodiflora joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus mitchellii Boggabri weed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena leontopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus murrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Daucus glochidiatus Australian carrot C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Eryngium supinum C NTQ
plants land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asphodelaceae Bulbine alata native leek C NTQ
plants land plants Asphodelaceae Bulbine fraseri C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis ancyrocarpa anchor burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis erinacea tangeled burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis porphyroglossa channel burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum eremaeum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ethuliopsis cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gnaphalium polycaulon NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Leiocarpa brevicompta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Podolepis jaceoides showy copper-wire daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe moschata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rutidosis helichrysoides C U
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio depressicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Streptoglossa adscendens desert daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Halgania cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Blennodia canescens wild stock C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Brassica tournefortii wild turnip NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Harmsiodoxa puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium muelleri-ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium oxytrichum C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Sisymbrium irio london rocket NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia nephrosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata boxing glove cactus NAQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex elachophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex holocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium auricomum C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania melanocarpa forma melanocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. inflata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens thorny saltbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena intricata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena lanicuspis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata var. muricata C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea muelleri poison morning-glory C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus colocynthis colocynth NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus concinnus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis pallens pale spikerush C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella dissachantha C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia inappendiculata var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia parvicaruncula rough-seeded spurge C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia prostrata NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Centaurium tenuiflorum NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis blue pincushion SL NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia connata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia expansa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia fascicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia heterochila C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia lunata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia megasepala C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola sp. (Mt Isa P.L.Harris 699) C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis glauca forma glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis glauca forma sclopetifera C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium integrifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia adsurgens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura var. aneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cambagei gidgee C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melleodora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tetragonophylla dead finish C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. dissitiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen australasicum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen pallidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine canescens silky glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera psammophila C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Isotropis wheeleri Wheeler's lamb poison C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Kennedia prorepens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum gilvum bauhinia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago polymorpha burr medic NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neltuma pallida NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis forma gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Petalostylis cassioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. alicia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. helmsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna notabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna pleurocarpa var. pleurocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona affinis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona campylantha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Trigonella suavissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana NAQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema preissii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Gossypium australe C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus leptocladus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus solanifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malva parviflora small-flowered mallow NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida platycalyx lifesaver burr C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia terminalis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Mimulus gracilis slender monkey flower C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus fuernrohrii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon trachyspermus C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago cunninghamii sago weed C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia glabella C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida anthoxanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida contorta bunched kerosene grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida inaequiglumis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne convergens common native couch C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pennisetiformis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon obtectus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. polystachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa turneriana channel millet C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon avenaceus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cilianensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis laniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis minor smaller stinkgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis parviflora weeping lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pergracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis setifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne aristidea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oxychloris scariosa winged chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum laevinode pepper grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Plagiosetum refractum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus mitchellii rat's tail couch C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia basedowii C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia balonensis broad-leaved parakeelya C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea juncifolia subsp. juncifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea stenobotrya C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea chordophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea eyreana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea leucoptera C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea coriacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila bignoniiflora eurah C NTQ I
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila gilesii subsp. gilesii Charleville turkeybush C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila sturtii turpentine bush C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia hopwoodii pituri C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana velutina C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum sturtianum thargomindah nightshade C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus olitorius jute C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena africana C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus eichlerianus bull head C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus hystrix C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop 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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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 Cooper Creek Overflow Swamps - Windorah DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-cooper-creek-overflow-swamps-windorah

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