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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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora pangerangoensis C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Lepidocollema marianum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema robustum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema saccatilobum C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera 'domesticated' NAQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra robusta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium oxylepis subsp. carnosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia macrostipulata C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia chinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia nudiflora NAQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria erythrobacca C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus distans C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea alata greater yam NAQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera C NTQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus michaelii C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Escalloniaceae Polyosma rigidiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Fagraea cambagei C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron lucyi C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Ormosia ormondii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Stictolejeunea balfourii var. balfourii C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Medinilla balls-headleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. cimicifera C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus myrianthus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Leptopetalum biflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce exilis NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia arborea Cooktown tulipwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia rhyticarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus grandissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Van-royena castanosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Rinorea bengalensis forma bengalensis 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 Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-shipwreck-bay-nature-refuge

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