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Wildlife of Yorkeys Creek fish habitat area

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike 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 Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown 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 Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
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 Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
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 Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
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 Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V 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 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 alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI 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 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 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 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 Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
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 Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite 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 Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black 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 Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked 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 Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
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 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 carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA 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 Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA 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 Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet 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 Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
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 insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
animals insects Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI
animals insects Lycaenidae Zizina otis labdalon common grass-blue (Cape York subspecies) QI
animals insects Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus perseus dingy bush-brown QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
animals insects Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
animals insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
animals insects Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
animals insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI
animals insects Hesperiidae Chaetocneme porphyropis purple dusk-flat Q
animals insects Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA
fungi Agaricomycetes Fomitopsidaceae Fomitopsis concava C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Inocutis rheades C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus setulosus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Pycnoporus sanguineus C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Pertusaria ceylonica C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valonia aegagropila C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica subsp. gangetica NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia simplex NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia fragrans NAQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon australe C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana hard milkwood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona muelleri dwarf fan palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia thozetii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Eleutheranthera ruderalis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bellioides NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus africanus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Bartramiaceae Philonotis
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Deplanchea tetraphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Saritaea magnifica NAQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium moorei C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium vitiense C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. minor C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia fasciculiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. julacea C NTQ I
plants land plants Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba glory lily NAQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Schelhammera multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia catappa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake dissectus NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C NNQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia balsam pear NAQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus digitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus distans C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus ohwii C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis spiralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella articulata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania neosheana C NTQ
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania nodulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Canscora diffusa C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Limnobium laevigatum NAQ I
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra decomposita C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oraria C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia procera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium scorpiurus NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. unijuga NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vandasina retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. agatii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema mackayensis C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa haplobotrys C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia hyssopifolia NAQ I
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia teretifolia rat's tail orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus conicus C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma bunius currantwood C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Plagiochilaceae Plagiochila
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundo donax NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria leucostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triseta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum paludosum swamp panic C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus fertilis giant Parramatta grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes caudata C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula javanica C NTQ
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula mittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia petriei pink ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera sexangula C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera x dungarra C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops pseudodecandra C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora coccinea NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma foveolata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Richardia scabra NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce articularis NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Allophylus cobbe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema sericolignis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum intonsum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Amblovenatum terminans SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea monopetala C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia arctiflora C 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

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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 Yorkeys Creek fish habitat area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fish-habitat-area-yorkeys-creek

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