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Wildlife of Kyerrwanhdha Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 232

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus mixtus Papuan sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
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 Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
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 papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated 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 Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird 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 macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot 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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white 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 Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Staurogyne spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Allopterigeron filifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Coldenia procumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma gulliveri SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis exserta C NTQ
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus holoschoenus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Diplacrum pygmaeum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis simplex C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera banksii SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera petiolaris SL NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Calycopeplus casuarinoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hassallii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pumilio C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia purpurascens C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Caesia setifera C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rothii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum chlorostachys C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia turpinii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena armitiana var. armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides parvifolia SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides sp. (Hann River J.R.Clarkson 3109) SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides triangularis SL NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella confertiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tetrodonta Darwin stringybark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon crenulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon podenzanae C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Adenosma caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Andropogon gayanus gamba grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon oliganthus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia blakei C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia laxa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne stipacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne vesiculosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne abortiva C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne gulliveri C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus sessilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C NTQ
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia tumida C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea mimosoides C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Xylomelum scottianum C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus C U
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonaceae Stemona angusta NT NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris pauciflora 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.

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

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