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Wildlife of Southern Upstart Bay DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 509

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
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 Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
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 Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
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 Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
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 Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
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 Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL 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 Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 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 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
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 Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhinopteridae Rhinoptera neglecta Aaustralian cownose ray U I
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI
animals insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes sulpitius samphire blue QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
animals insects Pieridae Cepora perimale QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina subfraxinea var. norstictica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina subfraxinea var. subfraxinea C NTQ
fungi uncertain Fungus Fungus C U
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Chaetomorpha linum C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva sapora C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena humilis C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona squamosa NAQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ
plants land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia elegans calico-flower NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Lagunaria queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dissocarpus biflorus var. cephalocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Gynandropsis gynandra NAQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya aculeata NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia dietrichiana C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus isabellinus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus procerus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pulchellus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia melhanioides var. melhanioides C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon nanum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli naked lady NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus discolor white kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera ferruginea velvet beauty-bush C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia byrnesii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola spinescens prickly fan flower C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. anceps C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex melicopea C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oraria C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oswaldii miljee C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sericophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus ovalifolius NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria laburnifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Delonix regia poinciana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea densivellosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Labichea nitida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leptosema oxylobioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium lathyroides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia major C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia monosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tamarindus indica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia macrostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. youngiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia bifida SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linaceae Linum usitatissimum flax NAQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme brachystemonea C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme laricifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe curvata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. parvifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon guineense NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Hypertelis cerviana C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum amboinense C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Triplarina calophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia C NTQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon hubbardii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria indistincta C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Pseudanthus ligulatus subsp. ligulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis cimicina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida acuta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida perniciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne tenella C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra neesii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Elionurus citreus lemon-scented grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pilosa soft lovegrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Holcolemma dispar C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema macratherum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Leptochloa digitata C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum queenslandicum var. queenslandicum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium caespitosum brigalow grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus disjunctus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus fertilis giant Parramatta grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda intermedia NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Trachyphyllum inflexum C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris argyrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea bifida forked comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila maculata subsp. maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum nigrum NAQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Tamaricaceae Tamarix aphylla athel pine NAQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea haematostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris pauciflora C NTQ I

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 Southern Upstart Bay 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-southern-upstart-bay

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