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Animals of Freshwater Creek drainage sub-basin

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V QA I
mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Phoniscus papuensis golden-tipped bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed 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 Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
mammals Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
mammals Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q
mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Motacillidae Motacilla flava sensu lato yellow wagtail Superseded SL QAI
birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C 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 Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
birds Turdidae Zoothera lunulata Bassian thrush C QA
birds Hirundinidae Cecropis daurica red-rumped swallow SL QAI
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 Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny 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 Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher 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 Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys picata willie wagtail (northern) C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus atrabectus spangled drongo (Cape York Peninsula) C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi rufescens black butcherbird (coastal north-central Queensland)) C Q
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis pectoralis golden whistler (central Queensland) C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred 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 Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA
birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
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 minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma double-eyed fig-parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella 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 sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella C IA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL 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 SL QAI
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Larus crassirostris black-tailed gull C VI
birds Laridae Larus dominicanus kelp gull C VU
birds Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull C VU
birds Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested 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 alba sanderling SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin C VI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa guttifer Nordmann's greenshank C VU
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U
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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen 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 Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine 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 Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite 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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
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 Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
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 Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI
birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI 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 Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina fryi peeping whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus infacetus creaking nurseryfrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus ornatus northern ornate nursery-frog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nyakalensis mountain mistfrog CR CE Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli northern barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius bellendenensis Mulgrave goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambica Mozambique mouthbrooder II I
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI I
ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark QAI I
insects Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala wildei wildei white oak-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel QAI
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
insects Lycaenidae Philiris diana diana large moonbeam (Wet Tropics) Q
insects Lycaenidae Udara cardia tenella delicate blue Q
insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
insects Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Neptis praslini staudingereana yellow-eyed plane Q
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus zoilus hamadryad (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
insects Nymphalidae Vindula arsinoe ada cruiser QI
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
insects Pieridae Delias ennia nigidius yellow-banded jezebel (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
insects Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
insects Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA
insects Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei New Guinea birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio ambrax egipius ambrax swallowtail Q
insects Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q
insects Hesperiidae Sabera caesina albifascia white-clubbed swift Q
insects Hesperiidae Tagiades japetus janetta pied flat QAI
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI I
insects Libellulidae Hydrobasileus brevistylus water prince QAI I
insects Libellulidae Macrodiplax cora wandering pennant QAI I
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis phyllis chloe yellow-striped flutterer QAI I
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I

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) Animals of Freshwater Creek drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-freshwater-creek&Kingdom=animals

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