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Wildlife of Nassau River fish habitat area

Total number of species: 202

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis normani zitting cisticola (Normanton subspecies) C Q
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird 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 Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
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 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 Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 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 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 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 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema compacta C QA
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum black pigweed IU
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra red spinach C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Omegandra kanisii C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C QAI
plants land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium U
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia halocnemoides subsp. tenuis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C QAI I
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina calandrinioides C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C QAI I
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C QAI I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. longiloba C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C QA I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene aspera C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista longipes C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium muelleri C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio subsp. vespertilio C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania erubescens C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia areolata C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus panduriformis C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia bella C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia confertiflora C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia adscendens C QAI I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C QAI I
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne convergens common native couch C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris lobata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pumilio C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium annulatum sheda grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. polystachyum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa telmatophila swamp barnyard grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Elionurus citreus lemon-scented grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis exigua C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa fatmensis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa procera slender cupgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ophiuros exaltatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C QA I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. tenuius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C QA
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth IU I
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia arenicola C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C Q
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata IU
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C QAI I
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis angustifolia C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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.

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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 Nassau River fish habitat area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fish-habitat-area-nassau-river

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