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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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
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 Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E 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 SL 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 triquetra red spinach C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. glabra C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. bicornis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C QAI I
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C QA I
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia monosperma C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana maritima C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia reticulata C QA
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris lobata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra neesii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia danesii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa barbata C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax attenuata C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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

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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 28 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-finucane-island

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