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Wildlife of Doongmabulla Springs DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 275

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala V V QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
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 Nectariniidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Megaluridae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
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 leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike 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 Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy 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 Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Psittacidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittacidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittacidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittacidae Trichoglossus haematodus 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 Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
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 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 Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia striata peaceful dove C QAI
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 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 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 Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus australasicus subsp. australasicus C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema sp. (Coorabulka R.W.Purdie 1404) C QA
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra red spinach C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena sp. (Doongmabulla E.J.Thompson+ GAL137) C Q
plants land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Apiaceae Eryngium fontanum E E Q I
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle dipleura V Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona lanuginosa V V Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea baccharoides narrow-leaved plains bush C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea ferdinandi-muelleri C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum IU
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia hookeriana C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia nephrosperma C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C QAI
plants land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma sp. (Myross R.J.Fensham 3883) V Q I
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. compacta C Q
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex sp. (Doongmabulla Homestead E.J.Thompson+ GAL20) C Q
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dissocarpus paradoxus cannonball burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania plantaginella C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana georgei C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens thorny saltbush C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena U
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. bicornis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. horrida C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena calcarata red burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena diacantha grey copper burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena everistiana C Q
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena glabra C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena ramulosa C Q
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C QAI I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Baumea rubiginosa soft twigrush C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alterniflorus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus betchei subsp. betchei C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flavidus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevigatus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sanguinolentus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus victoriensis C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis cylindrostachys C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis plana ribbed spikerush C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis blakei C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis complanata C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3743) V QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella mucronata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani C QAI I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii E Q I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii subsp. orientale E E Q I
plants land plants Fabaceae Indigofera pratensis C QA
plants land plants Fabaceae Jacksonia ramosissima C Q
plants land plants Fabaceae Jacksonia rhadinoclona Miles dogwood C QA
plants land plants Fabaceae Sesbania cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Fabaceae Vigna luteola dalrymple vigna IU
plants land plants Fabaceae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Fabaceae Zornia adenophora C Q
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum artesium E Q I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia var. stupata C QA
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus polyanthemus C QAI
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C QAI I
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton multifructus C QA I
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Triglochin nana C QA I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus intraterraneus Superseded XU
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort C QAI I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia dichotoma fairy aprons C QAI I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia fenshamii C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort C QAI I
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida aprica var. solanacea C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida atherophora C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C QA
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C QAI I
plants land plants Mimosaceae Acacia galioides C QA
plants land plants Mimosaceae Acacia orthocarpa C QA
plants land plants Mimosaceae Acacia salicina doolan C QA
plants land plants Mimosaceae Acacia stipuligera C QA
plants land plants Mimosaceae Acacia tenuissima C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix microcoma C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia aparrerinja - Corymbia dallachiana C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia terminalis C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca tamariscina C Q
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea gigantea C QA I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C QAI I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C QAI I
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C QAI I
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium U
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C QA I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C QA
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia IU
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia pubescens C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis cimicina C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus purpurascens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. cynodontoides C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris sp. (Edgbaston R.J.Fensham 5694) Superseded XU I
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon IU
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca C Q I
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa inundata marsh millet C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon ramosus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pergracilis C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Burnham R.W.Purdie 1370) C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis hymenachne IU
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum coloratum IU
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum dilatatum paspalum IU
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum distichum water couch IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus australasicus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus caroli fairy grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus creber C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus disjunctus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pamelae E Q
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus partimpatens C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus scabridus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia longiceps giant grey spinifex C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C QAI
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C QAI I
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed C QA I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C QAI I
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila polyclada flowering lignum C QA
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C QAI
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium velleioides C Q I
plants land plants Typhaceae Typha domingensis C QAI I
plants land plants Typhaceae Typha orientalis broad-leaved cumbungi C QAI I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DES 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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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
PE : Extinct in the wild
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
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

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Wildlife of Doongmabulla Springs DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, viewed 10 August 2020, <https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-doongmabulla-springs>.

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