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Wildlife of Upper Sleeper Log Creek Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 181

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater 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 Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird 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 leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA
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 Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted 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 Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern 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 Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle 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 Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
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 Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Alismataceae Sagittaria platyphylla sagittaria NAQ I
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum williamsii C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona australis cabbage tree palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium flavum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium muelleri scrub turpentine C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Hippocratea barbata knotvine C NTQ
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Schizomeria ovata white cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Diplacrum pygmaeum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis philippinensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Exocarya scleroides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Dicksoniaceae Calochlaena dubia C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton triacros C NTQ
plants land plants Icacinaceae Apodytes brachystylis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra laxa broad-leaved matrush C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa x Acacia disparrima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine cyrtoloba C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea tholiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leptosema oxylobioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia latifolia NAQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca subumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa dependens var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Archirhodomyrtus beckleri rose myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia dimorpha Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I
plants land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia excelsa climbing pandanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila aromatica C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella setosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Axonopus fissifolius NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon aciculatus Mackie's pest NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ramularis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum paniculatum Russell River grass NAQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Rousseaceae Abrophyllum ornans C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna monticola C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea dodecandra C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron actinophyllum subsp. diversifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris tenella climbing fern C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria confluens C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle 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 Upper Sleeper Log Creek Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-upper-sleeper-log-creek-nature-refuge

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