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Birds of Diamantina Overflow Swamp - Durrie Station DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 94

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamon quail-thrush C QA
Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
Maluridae Amytornis barbatus grey grasswren NT QA
Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
Charadriidae Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I
Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA

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.

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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) Birds of Diamantina Overflow Swamp - Durrie Station DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-diamantina-overflow-swamp-durrie-station&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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