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Native animals of Richmond local government area

Total number of species: 285

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus finlaysoni Finlayson's cave bat C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus eleryi bristle-faced free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis douglasi Julia Creek dunnart V V Q
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo sp. C U
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI
reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus schevilli Scheville's ctenotus NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lerista emmotti Noonbah robust slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona henrylawsoni downs bearded dragon C Q
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Pingalla gilberti Gilbert's grunter Q I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum ogilbyi Gulf grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Parambassis gulliveri giant glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
malacostracans Palaemonidae Macrobrachium sp. QAI
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax quadricarinatus redclaw QA

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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) Native animals of Richmond local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-richmond&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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