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Wildlife of Burwood Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 223

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong 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 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 Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl 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 Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas terryana V NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros australis black plum C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus blueberry ash C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Leucopogon
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii SL NTQ I
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton procerus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ajuga australis Australian bugle C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia penninervis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sparsiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii bloodvine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus scarabaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chorizema parviflorum eastern flame pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tabacina glycine pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tryonii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora spotted gum Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Ochrosperma lineare C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa subsp. litoralis NAQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa dietrichiana C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Polygonum plebeium small knotweed C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum aethiopicum SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon 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 Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon subdentatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Viola hederacea C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus repens C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Macrozamia miquelii SL 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 Burwood Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-burwood-nature-refuge

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