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Wildlife of Fitzroy Island National Park

Total number of species: 272

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
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 Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
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 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 Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper 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 Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
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 Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet 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 Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-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 Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea pannosa C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura rugosa C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa fragilissima C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Rhizophyllidaceae Portieria hornemannii C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia glomerata C QA
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valonia aegagropila C QI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V Q
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus C QA
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana hard milkwood C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya pottsii C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C QAI
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum C QI
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum' IU
plants land plants Araceae Pothos brownii C Q
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C Q
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C Q
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C QAI
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium laserpitiifolium Johnstone River maidenhair C QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura diffusa C QA
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Deplanchea tetraphylla C QI
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia dissita C Q
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina sp. (Shaw Island G.N.Batianoff+ 3360) C Q
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema U
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria terrestris C QAI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C QAI
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. spatulata SL QAI I
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis poecilophlebia SL Q
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C QI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus michaelii C QAI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C Q
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia yorkensis C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C QI
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis C QAI I
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia dicarpa pouched coral fern C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C QAI
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella pavopennacea var. pavopennacea C QA
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C QAI
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia nymphaeifolia C QAI
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus apreptus C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum baileyanum candlewood C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya murrayi Murray's laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C QI
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra monothyra subsp. trichophylla C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bindoniana C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea breviumbellata C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline U
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia racospermoides C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C QAI
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus normanii C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus rosasinensis IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia IU
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C QAI I
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C QAI
plants land plants Memecylaceae Memecylon pauciflorum C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C QI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus leptoclada C QI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium banksii C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum bumpy satinash C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C QAI
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Chiloschista phyllorhiza SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium lobbii SL QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis paulinae NT QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Thrixspermum congestum SL Q
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis U
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C QA
plants land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia scandens C QI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus semiopacus C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C QI
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia marginata bordered panic C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne confusa C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum muticum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Ottochloa nodosa C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium scabrifolium C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus fertilis giant Parramatta grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL QI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL QI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL QA
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria fitzalanii C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Rubiaceae U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium sp. (Johnstone River N.Michael 176) C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis foveolata narrow-leaved tuckeroo C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Niemeyera prunifera C Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL QAI
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella longipinna C Q
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella willdenovii IU
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr IU
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed IU
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis australasica C Q
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis C QI
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C QA
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia zerumbet IU

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 Fitzroy Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-fitzroy-island

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