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Wildlife of Finucane Island National Park

Total number of species: 74

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala lanioides white-breasted whistler C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
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 bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V 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 Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia monosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia reticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris lobata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra neesii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia danesii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax attenuata C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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 Finucane Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-finucane-island

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