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Wildlife of Repulse Islands National Park

Total number of species: 104

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
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 Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown 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 Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
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 Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia rostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum golden everlasting daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia pubiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia pauciovulata CR NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Pseudanthus ligulatus subsp. ligulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium bifurcatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga 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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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 Repulse Islands National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-repulse-islands

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