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Wildlife of Sunday Creek Broad-leaved Paperbark Site DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 196

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler 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 Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
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 Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
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 Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk 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 Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white 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 Butorides striata striated heron 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 Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum arenarium SL NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus caryotoides fish-tail lawyer cane C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Nypa fruticans C NTQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens alba var. radiata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Boryaceae Borya septentrionalis C NTQ
plants land plants Burmanniaceae Burmannia juncea SL NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera littorea C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris endlicheri black cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis furva C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis insignis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia melhanioides var. melhanioides C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera adelae NT NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia heterophylla NAQ
plants land plants Eupomatiaceae Eupomatia laurina bolwarra C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera ferruginea velvet beauty-bush C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes saxifragoides SL NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia celsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia homaloclada V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes humilis Townsville stylo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Ticanto crista 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 Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Parapachygone longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia brevipedata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia caulialata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pellita large-fruited red mahogany C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea graniticola C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pyramidalis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Apostasia wallichii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Calochilus caeruleus blue beards SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Calochilus psednus E E NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis tecta Cardwell midge orchid E E NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium lobbii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium tetragonum tree spider orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium ensifolium leafy hyacinth orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Microtis parviflora slender onion orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Nervilia peltata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Nervilia plicata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis propinquior SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis xanthantha NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Thelymitra angustifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Micraira subulifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes
plants land plants Pteridaceae Haplopteris elongata SL NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Richardia scabra NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion subulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia jensziae C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris oligantha 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 Sunday Creek Broad-leaved Paperbark Site DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-sunday-creek-broad-leaved-paperbark-site

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