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Wildlife of Brighton Downs 100K map tile

Total number of species: 155

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Muridae Notomys cervinus fawn hopping-mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys australis plains rat V V QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes carteri spinifexbird C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
fungi lecanoromycetes Acarosporaceae Acarospora novae-hollandiae C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca cinnabarina C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Zaleya galericulata subsp. galericulata C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Hemichroa mesembryanthema C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus maconochiei NT NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene clivicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda thespidioides desert sneezeweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta alatocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria integerrima smooth minuria C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pycnosorus eremaeus C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex spongiosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana carnosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana georgei C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Malacocera albolanata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena lanicuspis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena minuta C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata var. muricata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena walkeri C V NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia inappendiculata var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thelephora var. thelephora C NTQ
plants land plants Frankeniaceae Frankenia serpyllifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia fascicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia bivenosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera psammophila C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona campylantha C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon nobile C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus brachysiphonius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spenceriana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus socialis subsp. eucentrica C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon trachyspermus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon avenaceus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptocarpa drooping lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Burnham R.W.Purdie 1370) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca digyna C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oligosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea microzyga var. microzyga C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila bignoniiflora eurah C NTQ I
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila oppositifolia subsp. rubra C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila tetraptera NT NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia clementii C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea aurantiaca C NTQ

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

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

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

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Legend

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


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Brighton Downs 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-brighton-downs

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