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Wildlife of Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 184

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys 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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
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 rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern 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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird 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 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 Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
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 Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL 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 Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI 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 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 Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
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 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 birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Myriotrema rugiferum C Q
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora pangerangoensis C Q
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Lepidocollema marianum C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema robustum C QA
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema saccatilobum C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C QAI I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C QA
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera 'domesticated' IU
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium U
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra robusta C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium oxylepis subsp. carnosum C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata IU
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia macrostipulata C Q
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia chinensis C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia nudiflora IU
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria erythrobacca C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus distans C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus IU
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C QI
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea alata greater yam IU
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera C QA
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus michaelii C QAI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Escalloniaceae Polyosma rigidiuscula C Q
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Gentianaceae Fagraea cambagei C Q
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron lucyi C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium U
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Ormosia ormondii C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C QAI
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Stictolejeunea balfourii var. balfourii C Q
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C QI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia tomentosa C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C QAI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Medinilla balls-headleyi C Q
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. cimicifera C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL QI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus myrianthus C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus dallachyanus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus IU
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Leptopetalum biflorum C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce exilis IU
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia arborea Cooktown tulipwood C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia rhyticarpa C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus grandissimus C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Van-royena castanosperma C Q
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Violaceae Rinorea bengalensis forma bengalensis C Q

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 Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-shipwreck-bay-nature-refuge

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