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Wildlife of Kowanyama local government area

Total number of species: 603

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Kingdom
Class
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Superseded
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EPBC
End.
Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus westralis northern pipistrelle C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus halli Cape York free-tailed bat C Q
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus mixtus Papuan sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton evangelinae crimson finch (white-bellied subspecies) C QI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
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 luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird 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 Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark 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 Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
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 rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird 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 rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
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 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 erythrocephala red-headed 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 Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed 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 amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin 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 leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 lucidus shining 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 Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C 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 Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
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 Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL 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 nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V 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 ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA 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 Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter sp. C U
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
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 Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
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 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 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
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 Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA 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 birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria dahlii northern waterfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus selheimi freshwater sole QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum ogilbyi Gulf grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius leptaspis boofhead catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Sciades paucus shovelnose catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Engraulidae Thryssa scratchleyi freshwater thyrssa QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages jardinii northern saratoga QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga Q I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dicliptera spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Alismataceae Butomopsis latifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia acanthocarpa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL NTQ I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema geminatum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia cymulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Arecaceae Corypha utan C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda nidiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gnaphalium polycaulon NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus africanus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus indicus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Thespidium basiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican sunflower NAQ
plants land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C NTQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C NTQ I
plants land plants Boraginaceae Coldenia procumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum NAQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. velutinum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma gulliveri SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Siphonodon australis ivorywood C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Combretum indicum NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina calandrinioides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea abrupta C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C NNQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea triloba NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Merremia hederacea C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus colocynthis colocynth NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus trinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sanguinolenta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sundaica C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Dicranaceae Holomitrium
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros calycantha C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Calycopeplus casuarinoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia purpurascens C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum dicoccum C NTQ I
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas graminea var. graminea SL NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas tenuifolia water nymph SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia alismoides SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria annua SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria caulescens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydroleaceae Hydrolea zeylanica C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Pogostemon stellatus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex glabrata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia auriculiformis black wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus ovalifolius NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium latifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia fistula Indian laburnum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria verrucosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna tora NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tamarindus indica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia ditricha C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia stellaris SL NTQ I
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme multicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitreola petiolata C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Lagerstroemia archeriana subsp. archeriana native crepe myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena armitiana var. armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia curtipes C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus chlorophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tetrodonta Darwin stringybark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon crenulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo nucifera pink waterlily SL NTQ I
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea alexii SL NTQ I
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea atrans SL NTQ I
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea carpentariae SL NTQ I
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea macrosperma SL NTQ I
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia adscendens C NTQ I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida warburgii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium aristatum angleton grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia blakei C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis exigua C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis hymenachne NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum arundinaceum Rhodesian Sudan grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala scorpioides C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus NAQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia crassipes NAQ
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed SL NTQ I
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton octandrus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mauritiana Indian jujube NAQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum NAQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia unmackiana C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus capsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C NTQ I
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton diversifolius subsp. orientalis SL NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis 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 Kowanyama local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-kowanyama