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Wildlife of Coolibah Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 95

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark 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 Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie 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 Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
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 berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
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 Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea axillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Harrisia martinii NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis anomala C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata var. muricata C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia oblongata subsp. oblongata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum caryophyllinum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia reflexa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia bancroftiorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum carronii ebony tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes hamata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida corrugata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida everistiana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia acidula emu apple C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus orgadophila mountain coolibah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Phalaris paradoxa paradoxa grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon diversifolius scrub boonaree C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant 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 Coolibah Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-coolibah-nature-refuge

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