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Wildlife of Wuthara Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 159

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL 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 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 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 leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
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 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 SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE 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 Tringa incana wandering 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret 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 Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V 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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals insects Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C QAI I
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum uniflorum SL QA I
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys alba SL QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Blainvillea acmella C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy IU
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia U
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina diffusa C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. (Mosquito Point J.R.Clarkson+ 9991) C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta IU
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella nervosa C Q
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL QAI I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus U
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia midgleyi C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C QAI
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brassiana Cape York red gum C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida IU
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum U
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens IU
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C QA
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lippia alba var. alba IU
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia trifolia C QAI

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 Wuthara Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-wuthara-island-cypal

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