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Wildlife of Eulo Artesian Springs Supergroup DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 208

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C 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 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 mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
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 coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
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 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 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 novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma castaneothorax chestnut-breasted quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus ruficeps chestnut-crowned babbler C QA
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 Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V 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 Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
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 punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed 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 Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo 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 Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot 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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt 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 Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk 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 Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
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 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 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret 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 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 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 Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI 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 Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog 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
fungi Agaricomycetes Agaricaceae Disciseda hypogaea C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nodiflora joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome whitei C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calocephalus glabratus V NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda thespidioides desert sneezeweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chthonocephalus pseudevax ground heads C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea baccharoides narrow-leaved plains bush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Brassica tournefortii wild turnip NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Harmsiodoxa blennodioides hairypod cress C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lemphoria eremigena C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia darlingensis SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia tumidifructa SL NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania cristata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena walkeri C V NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus colocynthis colocynth NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus prickly pademelon NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gymnocaulos spiny flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevigatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nervulosus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Geraniaceae Erodium crinitum blue crowfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum artesium C NTQ I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella
plants land plants Isoetaceae Isoetes U
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus polyanthemus C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Lotus cruentus red-flowered lotus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago laciniata var. laciniata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema maidenii subsp. maidenii C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon fraseri subsp. fraseri C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malva parviflora small-flowered mallow NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida argentea C NTQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus largiflorens black box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus ochrophloia yapunyah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis chnoodes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis basedowii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fenshamii V NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis kennedyae small-flowered lovegrass C NTQ
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 sororia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne benthamii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium jubiflorum warrego grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Duma florulenta C NTQ I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Rumex hypogaeus NAQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia ptychosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila sturtii turpentine bush C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum callosum 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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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 Eulo Artesian Springs Supergroup DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-eulo-artesian-springs-supergroup

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