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Wildlife of Maria Creek Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 224

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow 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 cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL 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 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 Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush 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 Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza 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 Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed 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 Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove 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 Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI 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 Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (northern population) southern cassowary (northern population) V E Q
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
plants Ulvophyceae Trentepohliaceae Trentepohlia arborum C QAI
plants Ulvophyceae Trentepohliaceae Trentepohlia bosseae var. brevicellulis C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brillantaisia lamium IU
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila costata IU I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Justicia betonica IU
plants land plants Acanthaceae Strobilanthes hamiltoniana IU
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia fragrans IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow allamanda IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana pandacaqui banana bush C QAI
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum amplissimum C QA
plants land plants Araceae Rhaphidophora australasica C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Centratherum punctatum IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata Siam weed IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Mikania micrantha mikania vine IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora IU
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Spathodea campanulata subsp. nilotica IU
plants land plants Blechnaceae Stenochlaena palustris climbing swamp fern SL QAI
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C QAI
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Exostratum blumei C Q
plants land plants Cecropiaceae Cecropia peltata Mexican bean tree IU
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya houtteana IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil IU
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin IU
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Davidsonia pruriens C QA
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Schizomeria ovata white cherry C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aromaticus IU
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Trachystylis stradbrokensis C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera daemeliana C Q
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL QAI I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon athertonense C Q I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C QI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola enantophylla C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia celsa C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cincinnata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Caesalpinia crista C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium mucunoides IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterophyllum IU
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C QI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca dictyophleba C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe curvata C QI
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia caseolaris C QI I
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon klanderi C Q
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia myrsinocarpa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum bumpy satinash C Q
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantioides C QI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora coccinea IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion benthamianum C QI
plants land plants Pilotrichaceae Callicostella papillata var. prabaktiana C QI
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. longiorispicum C Q
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper interruptum C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Ichnanthus pallens var. major C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya IU
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia longifolia SL QI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL QAI I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Emmenosperma cunninghamii C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Gouania australiana C Q
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia IU
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis diphyllostegia C QI
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella longipinna C Q
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax calophylla C Q
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia myoporoides C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum IU
plants land plants Urticaceae Pouzolzia zeylanica C QAI

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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 Maria Creek Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-maria-creek-nature-refuge

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