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Wildlife of Balclutha (Lava Hill) Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 52

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Trametes
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dicliptera spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Abroma molle C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia auriculiformis black wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus xerophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne minutula C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima daemelianum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium longissimum V NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ

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 Balclutha (Lava Hill) Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-balclutha-lava-hill-nature-refuge

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