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Wildlife of Thrushton National Park

Total number of species: 217

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
animals reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Asphodelaceae Bulbine alata native leek C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome pedleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis hispidula bogan flea C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis lappulacea yellow burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima subsp. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium oxylepis subsp. lanatum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria integerrima smooth minuria C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia subspicata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe diffusa subsp. leucactina C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe moschata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia dissecta var. hirta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia sulcata native daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Hannafordia bissillii subsp. bissillii C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia darlingensis SL NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii C NTQ I
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos trachyphyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis blue pincushion SL NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Dicrastylis lewellinii C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium puberulum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha rufa C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra leucocephala subsp. leucocephala C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia burbidgeae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia deanei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maitlandii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia murrayana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia rhadinoclona Miles dogwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lotus cruentus red-flowered lotus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago polymorpha burr medic NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. artemisioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. zygophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema maidenii subsp. maidenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora melanoxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix longiflora pink fringe myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus chloroclada Baradine red gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus intertexta gum-barked coolibah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. lineare C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago debilis shade plantain C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia glabella C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Amphipogon caricinus var. caricinus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida echinata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium constrictum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thyridolepis mitchelliana mulga mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Duma florulenta C NTQ I
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea juncifolia subsp. juncifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Synaptantha tillaeacea var. tillaeacea C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Philotheca ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos aphyllus leafless ballart C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos sparteus slender cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum acuminatum sweet quandong C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea boroniifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea peduncularis C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila deserti C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum callosum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ferocissimum C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea trichostachya flaxweed C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena africana 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 Thrushton National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-thrushton

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