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Rare or threatened wildlife of Currumbin Creek fish habitat area

Total number of species: 60

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
animals mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma heraldica Herald petrel CR QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I
animals insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA
animals insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia longiloba V V NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia praevenosa NT NTQ
plants land plants Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia grandiflora christmas bells E NTQ I
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra globosa ball-fruited walnut NT NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hayesii rusty rose walnut V V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia attenuata V V NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Fawcettia tinosporoides V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia punctata CR NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia maideniana smooth scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus psidioides native guava CR CE NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Diuris curta E NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Prasophyllum exilis NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia tetraphylla V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Randia moorei spiny gardenia E E NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia littoralis scented acronychia E E NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis newmanii long-leaved tuckeroo NT NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema pulchella fine-leaved tuckeroo V 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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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) Rare or threatened wildlife of Currumbin Creek fish habitat area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 August 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fish-habitat-area-currumbin-creek&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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