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Wildlife of Halifax fish habitat area

Total number of species: 171

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI 2 2 30/06/1959
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA 1 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 3 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 7 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 4 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 7 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 2 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 2 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 7 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 20 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 2 0 21/12/1998
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 11 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 3 0 26/09/1999
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 1 0 28/05/1999
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 22/11/2000
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 1 0 28/05/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 13 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 1 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 4 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 2 0 28/05/1999
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 1 0 08/04/1999
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 2 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 9 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 15 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 1 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 1 0 26/09/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 8 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 4 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 31/12/1979
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 7 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 2 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA 2 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 9 0 03/08/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 13 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 3 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 28/05/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 11 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 2 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 2 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 2 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 30/04/1902
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 1 0 31/12/1981
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 1 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 1 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 9 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 6 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 3 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 9 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 23/06/2022
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 24/12/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 2 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 7 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 6 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 1 0 27/09/1997
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 33 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 18 0 02/12/2019
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 24 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 2 0 01/04/1999
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 9 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 2 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 23 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 24 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 37 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 1 0 30/08/1997
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 7 0 09/10/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 6 0 11/03/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 7 0 26/10/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 1 0 02/12/2019
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 5 0 13/12/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 10/09/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 19 0 31/01/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 27 0 31/01/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 42 0 31/01/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2 0 08/12/2015
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 50 0 13/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 2 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 44 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 24 0 08/12/2015
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 16 0 08/11/2019
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 7 0 09/10/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 15 0 18/05/2011
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 32 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 31 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 37 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 1 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 7 0 15/05/2010
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 1 0 24/12/1998
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 15 0 18/05/2011
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 8 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 2 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 44 0 13/02/2020
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 8 0 13/12/2010
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 20 0 07/11/2017
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I 1 0 14/01/2000
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 3 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 1 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 1 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 1 0 28/05/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 9 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 19 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 14 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 25 0 13/02/2020
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 1 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 2 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 9 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 9 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 9 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 7 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 6 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 12 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 8 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 4 0 03/07/2000
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 4 0 20/01/2020
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 21 0 08/11/2019
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 22/11/2000
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 2 0 22/11/2000
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 09/01/1998
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 5 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 13 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 19 0 13/09/2001
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 3 0 12/06/2001
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 1 0 13/09/2001
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 0 17/10/2004
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 13 0 23/06/2022
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 1 27/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 1 24/02/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 1 1 27/12/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I 1 1 27/12/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 1 1 27/12/2022
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina exiguella C NTQ 1 1 29/11/2016
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I 1 1 25/08/2020
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 1 1 27/06/2017
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia grandiflora sky flower NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona drudei Halifax fan palm E NTQ 1 1 14/10/2016
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 1 1 29/10/2024
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 1 1 26/04/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus conicus var. conicus C NTQ 1 1 27/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ 1 1 02/07/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scariosus C NTQ I 1 1 31/08/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. americana NAQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ 7 0 18/05/2016
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ 1 1 13/06/2020
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benghalensis banyan NAQ 1 1 24/08/2007
plants land plants Orchidaceae Drymoanthus minutus SL NTQ 1 1 09/11/2015
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ 1 1 12/10/2019
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I 2 2 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 4 4 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops pseudodecandra C NTQ I 2 2 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 3 3 30/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ 1 1 22/05/2018
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Halifax fish habitat area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fish-habitat-area-halifax

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