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Wildlife of Bramble Cay 100K map tile

Total number of species: 109

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Melomys rubicola Bramble Cay melomys PE EX Q
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia australasica C QI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia tuberosa IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C Q
plants land plants Araceae Amorphophallus paeoniifolius C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Blainvillea acmella C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Cosmos caudatus IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Tithonia diversifolia Japanese sunflower IU
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C QAI
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C QAI
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Halodule uninervis SL QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus compressus IU
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea esculenta IU
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C QA
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL QAI I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum costatum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas decemdentata C QI
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C QAI
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia calyptrata C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium scorpiurus IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada rheedei C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna pruriens var. utilis IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria montana var. lobata kudzu IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna tora IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Muddy Bay P.I.Forster+ PIF15313) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Teramnus labialis IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum IU
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C QAI I
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia burbidgeana C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis IU
plants land plants Poaceae Bambusa vulgaris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus brownii IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria eriantha IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Rottboellia cochinchinensis IU
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria nesophila C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Allophylus cobbe C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum IU
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Bramble Cay 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-bramble-cay

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