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Wildlife of "Murrawondah" Lakes DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 103

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch 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 Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
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 Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater 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 chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
fungi lecanoromycetes Acarosporaceae Acarospora citrina C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Amandinea
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Baculifera xylophila C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Hyperphyscia adglutinata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia austrostellaris C NTQ
fungi lichinomycetes Lichinaceae Phylliscum testudineum C NTQ
fungi lichinomycetes Peltulaceae Peltula placodizans C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus leucocoma C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus nobilis C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Daucus glochidiatus Australian carrot C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome nodosa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome smithwhitei C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis scabiosifolia var. scabiosifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Leiocarpa leptolepis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria integerrima smooth minuria C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia subspicata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio glossanthus slender groundsel C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium moorei C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium oxytrichum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Hannafordia bissillii subsp. bissillii C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus castaneus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis neilsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabrata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Corynotheca licrota club fruit lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria nana SL NTQ I
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra leucocephala subsp. robusta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia burbidgeae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cambagei gidgee C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia deanei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maitlandii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rigens needle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sericophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago laciniata var. laciniata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona similis C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. quandang C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon fraseri subsp. fraseri C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus brachysiphonius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Wongamee R.W.Purdie 426D) C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora melanoxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Micromyrtus hexamera C NTQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Elacholoma prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida anthoxanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla elymoides hoop mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus setaceus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia mitchellii buck spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea boroniifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea peduncularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila goodwinii subsp. goodwinii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ammophilum C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea simplex subsp. continua 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 "Murrawondah" Lakes DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-murrawondah-lakes

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