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Wildlife of Fair Hills Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 208

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
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 C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
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 Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced 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 Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown 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 mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred 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 Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite 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 Columba livia rock dove II
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria balatus slender bleating treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia laevigata eastern gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals insects Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Geitoneura acantha ringed xenica QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Heteronympha merope merope common brown QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Vanessa itea yellow admiral QAI
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA
animals insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
animals insects Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II
animals insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
animals insects Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri green grass-dart U
animals insects Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA
animals insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes diffusa barbed-wire weed C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia lloydii C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha longifolia star hair bush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia straminea C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia canescens subsp. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia fulgens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia microphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio tenuiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Urospermum picroides NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neohollandicum C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma axillaris australian harebell SL NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Stellaria multiflora subsp. collaris C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Celastrus subspicata large-leaved staffvine C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia bilocularis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe var. integrifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica C NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris baileyi Bailey's cypress NT NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex polyantha C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma gunnii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis var. obtusifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mutica C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia neoanglica C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya cunninghamii subsp. rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya oleifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia delicata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mentha satureioides native pennyroyal C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra beaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fimbriata Brisbane golden wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia implexa lightwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia loroloba Ma Ma Creek wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia viscidula C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dillwynia sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea lorata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea cuneata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea flexilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana NAQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema pendula subsp. longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus conica fuzzy box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus major mountain grey gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus montivaga C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum variabile C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ampliata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis torquata SL NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Billardiera rubens C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Veronica plebeia trailing speedwell C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poa labillardierei var. labillardierei tussock grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia rhyticarya C NTQ
plants land plants Pottiaceae Barbula calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ
plants land plants Ptychomitriaceae Ptychomitrium australe C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris argyrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma subnitida C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Correa reflexa var. reflexa C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria aspalathoides subsp. aspalathoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria cytisoides downy zieria C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Notothixos cornifolius kurrajong mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea heteromorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea triangularis C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum nemophilum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stupefactum C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia muricata C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium laricifolium tree trigger plant SL NTQ
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 Fair Hills Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-fair-hills-nature-refuge

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