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Native animals of South West Regional Plan

Total number of species: 626

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mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Leggadina forresti Forrest's mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Notomys alexis spinifex hopping-mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Notomys fuscus dusky hopping-mouse E V QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus corbeni eastern long-eared bat V V QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus baverstocki inland forest bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus finlaysoni Finlayson's cave bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus eleryi bristle-faced free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus petersi inland free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus fuliginosus western grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea frenata bridled nailtail wallaby E E Q
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale xanthopus celeris yellow-footed rock-wallaby V V Q
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Thylacomyidae Macrotis lagotis greater bilby E V QA
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger kultarr C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes flavipes yellow-footed antechinus (south-east Queensland) C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Ningaui ridei wongai ningaui C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale gilesi Giles' planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina murina common dunnart (SE mainland) C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis sp. C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Emblema pictum painted finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata picata hooded robin (northern inland) C QA
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus melanops black-faced woodswallow (north-west & inland Australia) C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus sp. C U
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina graculina pied currawong (eastern Australia) C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA
birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma castaneothorax chestnut-breasted quail-thrush C QA
birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamon quail-thrush C QA
birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA
birds Psophodidae Psophodes cristatus chirruping wedgebill C QA
birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus ruficeps chestnut-crowned babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus sp. C U
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus superciliosus white-browed babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Certhionyx variegatus pied honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura albifrons white-fronted chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea crocea yellow chat (gulf) V QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza robustirostris slaty-backed thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA
birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala nigricincta banded whiteface C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus brunneus redthroat C QA
birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis barbatus grey grasswren NT QA
birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus picumnus brown treecreeper (inland eastern Australia, Eastern Queensland) C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittacidae Barnardius sp. C U
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi Cloncurry parrot C Q
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Neophema chrysostoma blue-winged parrot V V QA
birds Psittaculidae Neophema elegans elegant parrot C VU
birds Psittaculidae Neophema splendida scarlet-chested parrot C VU
birds Psittaculidae Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus occidentalis night parrot CR E QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
birds Psittaculidae Polytelis swainsonii superb parrot C V VA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sp. C U
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL VU
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U
birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
birds Pedionomidae Pedionomus torquatus plains-wanderer CR CE QA
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
birds Recurvirostridae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus banded stilt C VU I
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I
birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma solandri providence petrel C QAI
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Antaioserpens warro Warrego burrowing snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis fasciolatus narrow-banded snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha strap-snouted brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja mengdeni Mengden's brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios australis southern blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios endoterus interior blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ariadnae Ariadna's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus olympicus Olympic ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus schomburgkii Schomburgk's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus venustus saltbush slender bluetongue C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Egernia stokesii gidgee skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia adelaidensis saltbush morethia skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus kartiwarru red-backed sand dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus pictus painted dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis darlingensis Darling earless dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia sp. C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus sensu lato fat-tailed diplodactylus Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium byrnei Byrne's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura elegans elegant velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura angusta border beaked gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin beaked gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura mentalis brigalow beaked gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus elderi jewelled gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus taenicauda golden-tailed gecko NT Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana sp. C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sp. C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden bennettii holy cross frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum spenceri desert burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus welchi Welch's grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella peelii Murray cod V QA I
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray River rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosiluroides cooperensis Cooper Creek catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus argenteus silver catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
insects Formicidae Iridomyrmex purpureus QA
insects Formicidae Ochetellus glaber group QA
insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis U
insects Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis satin azure (inland subspecies) QA
insects Lycaenidae Ogyris genoveva QA
insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI
insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
insects Pieridae Delias aganippe spotted jezebel QA
insects Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
insects Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA

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) Native animals of South West Regional Plan, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=regional-plan-south-west&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native