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Wildlife of Gilberton Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 191

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Poephila cincta black-throated 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 Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced 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 Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
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 Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler 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 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 Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown 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 pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus sp. C U
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
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 Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard 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 Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret 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 squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens subsp. (Irvinebank A.R.Bean+ 5461) C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura bicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon serrulatum var. velutinum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon verbascifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Streptoglossa odora C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum orientale SL NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tabuliplagae C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin NAQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris intratropica coast cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis blakei C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis neilsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nutans C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora brownii beak rush C NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon athertonense C NTQ I
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chisholmii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia gonoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemignosta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. gilbertensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera x Acacia julifera subsp. curvinervia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lazaridis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia nesophila C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neurocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia orthocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. fasciaria C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus acutifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen leucanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera sericovexilla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia ramosissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Labichea brassii NT NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Barkly Downs S.L.Everist 3384) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Pannikan Springs A.R.Bean+ 5612) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia stirlingii C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia subulata C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. quandang C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida macropoda C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix leptophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia serendipita C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus provecta C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus whitei White's ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hebecarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis myosuroides C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pulchellus C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala pycnantha C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea decora subsp. decora C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus occidentalis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicandra physalodes apple of Peru NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum capitaneum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lucani C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Typhaceae Typha domingensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I

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 Gilberton Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-gilberton-nature-refuge

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