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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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Cracticus 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 Grus 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 ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C U I
plants ferns Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C U I
plants higher dicots Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus australasicus subsp. australasicus C U
plants higher dicots Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C U
plants higher dicots Aizoaceae Trianthema sp. (Coorabulka R.W.Purdie 1404) C U
plants higher dicots Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra red spinach C U
plants higher dicots Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants higher dicots Amaranthaceae Gomphrena sp. (Doongmabulla E.J.Thompson+ GAL137) C U
plants higher dicots Apiaceae Centella asiatica C U
plants higher dicots Apiaceae Eryngium fontanum E E U I
plants higher dicots Araliaceae Hydrocotyle dipleura V U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia IU
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia IU
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed IU
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Pluchea baccharoides narrow-leaved plains bush C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Pluchea ferdinandi-muelleri C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT U
plants higher dicots Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum IU
plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C U
plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Seringia hookeriana C U
plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Seringia nephrosperma C U
plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C U
plants higher dicots Campanulaceae Isotoma sp. (Myross R.J.Fensham 3883) V U I
plants higher dicots Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. compacta C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Atriplex sp. (Doongmabulla Homestead E.J.Thompson+ GAL20) C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Dissocarpus paradoxus cannonball burr C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Dysphania plantaginella C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Maireana georgei C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens thorny saltbush C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. bicornis C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. horrida C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena calcarata red burr C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena diacantha grey copper burr C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena everistiana C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena glabra C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena ramulosa C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C U
plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C U I
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera pratensis C U
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Jacksonia ramosissima C U
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Jacksonia rhadinoclona Miles dogwood C U
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Sesbania cannabina C U
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Vigna luteola dalrymple vigna IU
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C U
plants higher dicots Fabaceae Zornia adenophora C U
plants higher dicots Haloragaceae Myriophyllum artesium E U I
plants higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort C U I
plants higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia dichotoma fairy aprons C U I
plants higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia fenshamii C U
plants higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort C U I
plants higher dicots Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C U
plants higher dicots Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C U
plants higher dicots Malvaceae Sida aprica var. solanacea C U
plants higher dicots Malvaceae Sida atherophora C U
plants higher dicots Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C U
plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia galioides C U
plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia orthocarpa C U
plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia salicina doolan C U
plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia stipuligera C U
plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia tenuissima C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Calytrix microcoma C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia aparrerinja - C.dallachiana (Benth.) C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia terminalis C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C U I
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C U I
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C U
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C U I
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C U I
plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca tamariscina C U
plants higher dicots Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C U I
plants higher dicots Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C U I
plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus C U
plants higher dicots Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C U
plants higher dicots Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia IU
plants higher dicots Plantaginaceae Stemodia pubescens C U
plants higher dicots Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C U I
plants higher dicots Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C U
plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C U
plants higher dicots Scrophulariaceae Eremophila polyclada flowering lignum C U
plants higher dicots Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C U
plants higher dicots Stylidiaceae Stylidium velleioides C U I
plants lower dicots Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C U
plants lower dicots Lamiaceae Plectranthus intraterraneus C U
plants lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea gigantea C U I
plants lower dicots Phrymaceae Peplidium C U
plants lower dicots Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C U I
plants monocots Arecaceae Livistona lanuginosa V V U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Baumea rubiginosa soft twigrush C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus alterniflorus C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus betchei subsp. betchei C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus flavidus C U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus laevigatus C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus sanguinolentus C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus victoriensis C U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis cylindrostachys C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis plana ribbed spikerush C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis blakei C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis complanata C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3743) V U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C U I
plants monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella mucronata C U
plants monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani C U I
plants monocots Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii E E QA I
plants monocots Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii subsp. orientale E E U I
plants monocots Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia var. stupata C U
plants monocots Juncaceae Juncus polyanthemus C U
plants monocots Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C U I
plants monocots Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton multifructus C U I
plants monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin nana C U I
plants monocots Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C U
plants monocots Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Alloteropsis cimicina C U
plants monocots Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C U
plants monocots Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C U
plants monocots Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C U
plants monocots Poaceae Cenchrus purpurascens C U
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. cynodontoides C U
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C U
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris IU
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C U
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris sp. (Edgbaston R.J.Fensham 5694) E U I
plants monocots Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C U
plants monocots Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C U
plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C U
plants monocots Poaceae Cynodon dactylon IU
plants monocots Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon IU
plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C U
plants monocots Poaceae Diplachne fusca C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants monocots Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass IU I
plants monocots Poaceae Echinochloa inundata marsh millet C U
plants monocots Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass C U
plants monocots Poaceae Enteropogon ramosus C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis pergracilis C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Burnham R.W.Purdie 1370) C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C U
plants monocots Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C U
plants monocots Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis hymenachne IU
plants monocots Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis cv. Olive IU I
plants monocots Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C U
plants monocots Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Ischaemum australe C U
plants monocots Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C U
plants monocots Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Panicum coloratum IU
plants monocots Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C U
plants monocots Poaceae Paspalum dilatatum paspalum IU
plants monocots Poaceae Paspalum distichum water couch C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C U
plants monocots Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus australasicus C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus caroli fairy grass C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus creber C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus disjunctus C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus pamelae E U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus partimpatens C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus scabridus C U
plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C U I
plants monocots Poaceae Triodia longiceps giant grey spinifex C U
plants monocots Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C U
plants monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed C U I
plants monocots Typhaceae Typha domingensis C U I
plants monocots Typhaceae Typha orientalis broad-leaved cumbungi C U 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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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
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 14 November 2019, <https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-doongmabulla-springs>.

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