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Wildlife of Seafarm Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 214

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
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 norvegicus brown rat II
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
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 Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo 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 novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown 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 Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta 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 Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
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 Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza 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 Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
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 Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-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 Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense onegill eel QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
fungi lecanoromycetes Haematommataceae Haematomma stevensiae C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ochrolechiaceae Varicellaria velata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum lejourdanii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens alba var. radiata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura diffusa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes afzelii C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe var. (Windsor Tableland B.P.Hyland 5574) Superseded XU
plants land plants Colchicaceae Schelhammera multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex cryptostachys C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora rubra C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria rugosa C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia nemorosa C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera adelae NT NTQ I
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sp. (Agnes Island P.Sharpe 1761) C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon setaceum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia peregrina C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella rara C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. anceps C NTQ
plants land plants Hypnaceae Ectropothecium distichellum C NTQ
plants land plants Hypnaceae Ectropothecium moritzii C NTQ
plants land plants Hypnaceae Ectropothecium nitidum var. elongatum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Leskeaceae Claopodium assurgens C NTQ
plants land plants Linaceae Hugonia jenkinsii C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia crustacea C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea microphylla lacy wedge fern C NTQ
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus harmsii SL NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum anfractum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea graniticola C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum amboinense C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Tristaniopsis exiliflora kanuka box C NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum multiflorum NAQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Apostasia wallichii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis tecta Cardwell midge orchid E E NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium ensifolium leafy hyacinth orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia bicallosa NT NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus solms-laubachii C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa subsp. litoralis NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum C NTQ
plants land plants Pilotrichaceae Callicostella papillata var. prabaktiana C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia trispicata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Micraira subulifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma praecelsum V NTQ
plants land plants Pottiaceae Hyophila
plants land plants Pottiaceae Weissia balansae C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Taxithelium instratum C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Brombya platynema C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Trichosteleum boschii C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Trichosteleum wattsii C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Franciscodendron laurifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eriorhizum SL NTQ
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 Seafarm Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 August 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-seafarm-nature-refuge

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