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Wildlife of Bygana West Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 207

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus baverstocki inland forest bat C QA
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
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 Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
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 cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
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 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 leucorynchus white-breasted 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 Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole 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 Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated 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 Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped 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 penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird 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 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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella 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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond 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 Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
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 amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona lanuginosa V V Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea subintegra C QI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. minor C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Eremophea spinosa C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brownii C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria lanata C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus carinatus C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabra C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus chinensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista longipes C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia plena C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus collinus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria leucostachya C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C QA
plants land plants Ricciaceae Riccia U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. glabra C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum galbinum C Q
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Viscaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe 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

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 Bygana West Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-bygana-west-nature-refuge

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