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Wildlife of Northumberland Islands National Park

Total number of species: 175

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
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 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 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 Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI 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 Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk 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 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 Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea mauritiana C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium subsp. tenerifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus diversus C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline manners-suttoniae SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melanoxylon blackwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine crassifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum subsp. pedunculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera urticifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum triticeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. tenuius C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Doryopteris concolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum paniculatum var. paniculatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce multicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis wadsworthii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia pendula C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax sp. (Watson River J.R.Clarkson 4075A) C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus cardiophylla 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 Northumberland Islands National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-northumberland-islands

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