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Wildlife of Astrebla Downs National Park

Total number of species: 226

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II
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 dog II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Leggadina forresti Forrest's mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Notomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Thylacomyidae Macrotis lagotis greater bilby E V QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger kultarr C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyuroides byrnei kowari E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail 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 Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie 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 Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamon quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura albifrons white-fronted chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea yellow chat V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea crocea yellow chat (gulf) V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Pedionomidae Pedionomus torquatus plains-wanderer CR CE QA
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
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 Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake 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 hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA
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 Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
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 Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis lineata lined earless dragon C XA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
fungi Agaricomycetes Agaricaceae Podaxis pistillaris C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. clementii C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus mitchellii Boggabri weed C QA
plants land plants Apiaceae Daucus glochidiatus Australian carrot C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum floribundum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Anemocarpa podolepidium C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis hispidula bogan flea C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Flaveria trinervia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Lactuca serriola forma serriola IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Leiocarpa websteri C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria integerrima smooth minuria C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pycnosorus eremaeus C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pycnosorus thompsonianus Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Rutidosis helichrysoides subsp. acutiglumis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio depressicola C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C QAI
plants land plants Brassicaceae Arabidella nasturtium C QA
plants land plants Brassicaceae Harmsiodoxa puberula C QA
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium phlebopetalum veined peppercress C QA
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex U
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex angulata fan saltbush C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex crassipes var. crassipes C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex muelleri lagoon saltbush C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dissocarpus paradoxus cannonball burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania pumilio C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana coronata C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Neobassia proceriflora soda bush C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena anisacanthoides yellow burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena calcarata red burr C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena glabra C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Convolvulus clementii C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea lonchophylla C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia inappendiculata var. queenslandica C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia parvicaruncula rough-seeded spurge C QA
plants land plants Frankeniaceae Frankenia flabellata C Q
plants land plants Gentianaceae Schenkia australis C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia fascicularis C QA
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis aspera raspweed C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium integrifolium C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium racemosum C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. dissitiflora C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen cinereum C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna planitiicola C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona campylantha C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus verdcourtii C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida goniocarpa C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C QA
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia schomburgkiana C QA
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago cunninghamii sago weed C QA
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia glabella C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. humilius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. muelleri C QA I
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon cylindricus jointed nineawn C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus pascuorum C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Roepera ammophila C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Roepera humillima C Q

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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 Astrebla Downs National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-astrebla-downs

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