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Wildlife of Orpheus Island National Park

Total number of species: 146

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch 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 megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater 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 palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo 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 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 hirundo common 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 Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza 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 Butorides striata striated heron 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 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 Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove 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 Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria obtusata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria armata C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum spinigerum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Thymophylla tenuiloba NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vaginata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Psidium guajava guava NAQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Doryopteris concolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak 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 Orpheus Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 31 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-orpheus-island

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