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Wildlife of Brook Islands National Park

Total number of species: 136

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
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 Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta 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 Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL 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 SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus finschi South Island pied oystercatcher C VI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA 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 Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
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 sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C QAI I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon australe C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C QAI
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V QA
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lanceolaris C QI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus eglobosus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C QA I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wolfei C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum latifolium C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Epicharis parasitica C QI
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon alliaceum C QI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum bumpy satinash C Q
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus brookei C Q
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Rhamnella vitiensis C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope vitiflora northern evodia C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum mauritianum wild tobacco IU
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C QAI
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C QI
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide moroides Gympie stinger C Q
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop C QAI

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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 Brook Islands National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 November 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-brook-islands

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