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Wetland indicator wildlife of Cattle-Palm Creek fish habitat area

Total number of species: 121

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Kingdom	Class	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	NCA	EPBC	End.	Wetland Status
animals	mammals	Delphinidae	Orcaella heinsohni	Australian snubfin dolphin	V	V	QA	I
animals	mammals	Muridae	Hydromys chrysogaster	water rat	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Alcedinidae	Ceyx azureus	azure kingfisher	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Laridae	Chlidonias hybrida	whiskered tern	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Laridae	Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian tern	SL		QAI	I
animals	birds	Laridae	Sternula albifrons	little tern	SL	V	QAI	I
animals	birds	Laridae	Thalasseus bengalensis	lesser crested tern	C		QAI	I
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 alpina	dunlin	C		VI	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 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	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	Recurvirostridae	Himantopus leucocephalus	pied stilt	C		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	Rallidae	Amaurornis cinerea	white-browed crake	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Rallidae	Fulica atra	Eurasian coot	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Rallidae	Zapornia pusilla	Baillon's crake	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Gruidae	Antigone antigone	sarus crane	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Gruidae	Antigone rubicunda	brolga	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Threskiornithidae	Platalea flavipes	yellow-billed spoonbill	C		QA	I
animals	birds	Threskiornithidae	Platalea regia	royal spoonbill	C		QAI	I
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	Egretta garzetta	little egret	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Ardeidae	Egretta picata	pied heron	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Ardeidae	Egretta sacra	eastern reef egret	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Ardeidae	Ixobrychus flavicollis	black bittern	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Ardeidae	Nycticorax caledonicus	nankeen night-heron	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 sulcirostris	little black cormorant	C		QA	I
animals	birds	Anhingidae	Anhinga novaehollandiae	Australasian darter	C		QAI	I
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	Dendrocygna arcuata	wandering whistling-duck	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Anatidae	Nettapus coromandelianus	cotton pygmy-goose	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Anatidae	Nettapus pulchellus	green pygmy-goose	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Anatidae	Radjah radjah	radjah shelduck	C		QAI	I
animals	birds	Anseranatidae	Anseranas semipalmata	magpie goose	C		QAI	I
animals	reptiles	Colubridae	Tropidonophis mairii	freshwater snake	C		QAI	I
animals	reptiles	Crocodylidae	Crocodylus porosus	estuarine crocodile	V		QAI	I
animals	amphibians	Ranidae	Papurana daemeli	Australian woodfrog	C		QAI	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria dayi	Australian lacelid	V	V	Q	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria fallax	eastern sedgefrog	C		QA	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria gracilenta	graceful treefrog	C		QA	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria nannotis	waterfall frog	E		Q	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria nasuta	striped rocketfrog	C		QAI	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria serrata	tapping green eyed frog	V		Q	I
animals	amphibians	Hylidae	Litoria xanthomera	orange thighed treefrog	C		Q	I
animals	amphibians	Limnodynastidae	Limnodynastes convexiusculus	marbled frog	C		QAI	I
animals	amphibians	Limnodynastidae	Limnodynastes peronii	striped marshfrog	C		QA	I
animals	amphibians	Limnodynastidae	Platyplectrum ornatum	ornate burrowing frog	C		QA	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Gobiidae	Awaous acritosus	roman-nose goby			QI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Gobiidae	Glossogobius illimis	false celebes goby			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Gobiidae	Schismatogobius hoesei	scaleless goby			Q	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Eleotridae	Giuris margaritacea	snakehead gudgeon			QI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Eleotridae	Hypseleotris compressa	empire gudgeon			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Eleotridae	Hypseleotris sp.				U	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Eleotridae	Mogurnda adspersa	southern purplespotted gudgeon			QA	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Gerreidae	Gerres filamentosus	threadfin silverbiddy			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Lutjanidae	Lutjanus argentimaculatus	mangrove jack			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Kuhliidae	Kuhlia rupestris	jungle perch			QI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Ambassidae	Ambassis agrammus	sailfin glassfish			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Centropomidae	Lates calcarifer	barramundi			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Synbranchidae	Ophisternon gutturale	swamp eel			QAI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Poeciliidae	Gambusia holbrooki	mosquitofish			II	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Atherinidae	Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum	flyspecked hardyhead			QA	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Melanotaeniidae	Melanotaenia splendida splendida	eastern rainbowfish			Q	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Plotosidae	Porochilus rendahli	Rendahl's catfish			QA	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Anguillidae	Anguilla marmorata	giant mottled eel			VI	I
animals	ray-finned fishes	Anguillidae	Anguilla reinhardtii	longfin eel			QAI	I
plants	land plants	Acanthaceae	Hygrophila angustifolia		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Amaryllidaceae	Crinum pedunculatum	river lily	SL		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Apocynaceae	Gymnanthera oblonga		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Araceae	Lemna aequinoctialis	common duckweed	C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus cephalotes		E	E	QI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus compactus		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus dactylotes		C		QA	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus gunnii subsp. novae-hollandiae		C		Q	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus pilosus		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Cyperus platystylis		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Fuirena umbellata		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Cyperaceae	Rhynchospora corymbosa		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Hydrocharitaceae	Halophila decipiens		SL		Q	I
plants	land plants	Hydrocharitaceae	Halophila spinulosa		SL		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Plantaginaceae	Limnophila fragrans		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Echinochloa colona	awnless barnyard grass			IU	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Echinochloa crus-galli	barnyard grass			IU	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive'				IU	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Oryza rufipogon		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Panicum paludosum	swamp panic	C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Paspalum distichum	water couch			IU	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Phragmites karka		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Poaceae	Sacciolepis indica	Indian cupscale grass	C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Polygonaceae	Persicaria orientalis	princes feathers	C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Polygonaceae	Persicaria strigosa		C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Polygonaceae	Persicaria subsessilis	hairy knotweed	C		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Salviniaceae	Salvinia molesta	salvinia			IU	I
plants	land plants	Thelypteridaceae	Cyclosorus interruptus		SL		QAI	I
plants	land plants	Xyridaceae	Xyris complanata	yellow-eye	C		QAI	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) Wetland indicator wildlife of Cattle-Palm Creek fish habitat area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fish-habitat-area-cattle-palm-creek&SpeciesFilter=WetlandIndicator