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Native animals of Mackenzie River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 591

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
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 Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Pseudomys patrius eastern pebble-mound mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Pseudomys sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
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 Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus dwyeri large-eared pied bat E E 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 Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C 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 sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. (Parnaby) central-eastern broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus baverstocki inland forest bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave 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 Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
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 australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
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 Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
mammals Potoroidae Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi eastern bettong EX EX QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V 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 Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus argentus silver-headed antechinus E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes flavipes yellow-footed antechinus (south-east Queensland) C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale 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 macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis sp. C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed 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 Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C 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 cornwalli silvereye (eastern) C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
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 Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose 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 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 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys willie wagtail (southern) C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus inkermani black-faced woodswallow (east-central Queensland) C Q
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 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 Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
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 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 punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA
birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
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 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 gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) 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 Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
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 uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper 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 Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra 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 strenua powerful owl V QA
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 barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared 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 Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus palliceps pale-headed rosella (southern form) C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson 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 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 Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
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 Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA 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 Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI 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 Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
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 sp. C U
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 sp. C U
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 sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
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 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 Egretta picata pied heron 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 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 Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed 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 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 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 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 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 ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral 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 psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V Q
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 Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
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 Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis 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 Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi'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 taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista sp. 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 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 scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand 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 muricatus jacky lizard C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora lalliae Lally's two-line dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora phaeospinosa brigalow nobbi C Q
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius salebrosus rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA
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 Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E E Q I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
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 verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia signifera clicking froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia laevigata eastern gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI 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 Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon grandiceps flathead gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum hillii leathery grunter Q 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 Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA 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 Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga Q I
insects Lycaenidae Candalides cyprotus pallescens copper pencilled-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Candalides geminus twin dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Euchrysops cnejus cnidus spotted pea-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus long-tailed pea-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Neolucia agricola agricola fringed heath-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q
insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Lycaenidae Zizeeria karsandra spotted grass-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta pseudirius grey ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta sp. U
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI
insects Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA
insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
insects Pieridae Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone yellow migrant QA
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
insects Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA
insects Pieridae Elodina parthia striated pearl-white QA
insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
insects Pieridae Eurema herla pink grass-yellow QA
insects Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA
insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Hesperiidae Badamia exclamationis narrow-winged awl QAI
insects Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Hesperilla furva grey sedge-skipper Q
insects Hesperiidae Hesperilla malindeva two-spotted sedge-skipper QA
insects Hesperiidae Hesperilla ornata ornata spotted sedge-skipper (southern subspecies) QA
insects Hesperiidae Mesodina halyzia eastern iris-skipper QA
insects Hesperiidae Ocybadistes hypomeloma hypomeloma white-margined grass-dart (eastern subspecies) QA
insects Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Parnara bada grey swift QA
insects Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA
insects Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA
insects Hesperiidae Trapezites maheta northern silver ochre Q
insects Hesperiidae Trapezites phigalia heath ochre QA
insects Hesperiidae Trapezites taori sandstone ochre Q
malacostracans Palaemonidae Macrobrachium sp. QAI
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 Mackenzie River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-mackenzie-river&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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