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Wildlife of Echidna Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 286

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL 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 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 Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon sp. C U
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren 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 Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl 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 minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel 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 Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common 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 Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR 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 nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V 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 Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C 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 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
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 Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great 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 Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon 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 Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
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 arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia IU
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia simplex IU
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL QAI I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C QA
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C QAI
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C QAI
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea axillaris C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle IU
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper IU
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium sarmentosum C QI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa C QA
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya aculeata IU
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus distans C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus involucratus IU I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C QAI I
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus blueberry ash C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas physic nut IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C QAI
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania U
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C QI
plants land plants Lauraceae Lauraceae QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline manners-suttoniae SL Q
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra hystrix C QA I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acaciella glauca redwood IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. unijuga IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna IU
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete curvata C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus adenosperma C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C QAI
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia tessellaris Moreton Bay ash Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cumini IU
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium aurescens C QI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus U
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Monococcus echinophorus burr bush C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa IU
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum rugosum var. rugosum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL QAI I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago ecorollata C Q
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Nauclea orientalis Leichhardt tree C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia schottiana bumpy ash C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya paniculata 'Exotica' IU
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys bidwillii C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C QA
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C Q
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C Q

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 Echidna Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-echidna-nature-refuge

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