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Wildlife of The Rapids Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 147

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Kingdom
Class
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Superseded
NCA
EPBC
End.
Wetland
Status
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
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 novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
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 Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii hoop pine C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum houstonianum blue billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia viscidula C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas megacarpa E E NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Parapolystichum microsorum SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea ilicifolia native holly C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton acronychioides thick-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex lignum-vitae C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fimbriata Brisbane golden wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia
plants land plants Loganiaceae Logania C U
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia australiana embelia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora subvelutina C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora spotted gum Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium francisii giant watergum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium kingianum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium monophyllum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia linguiformis tongue orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia C NTQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia exaltata C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus cunninghamii omega C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia rupestris rock felt fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia australis crow's ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia schottiana bumpy ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya paniculata 'Exotica' NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon subdentatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera microphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea triquetra large-leaved hop bush C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape 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 The Rapids Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-the-rapids-nature-refuge