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Animals of Palm Island local government area

Total number of species: 93

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Class
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Superseded
NCA
EPBC
End.
Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI

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) Animals of Palm Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-palm-island&Kingdom=animals