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Wildlife of Haggerstone Island Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 141

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler 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 Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
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 Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E 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 Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gunnessia pepo C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eleutheranthera ruderalis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina codonantha C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Coccinia grandis NAQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thymifolia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus pleiogynus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia densa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tiliacora australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis plicata New Guinea ground orchid V NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus NAQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pachyarthron C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coffea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax graciliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pouzolzia zeylanica C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa 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 Haggerstone Island Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-haggerstone-island-nature-refuge

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