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Wildlife of Cape Keerweer 100K map tile

Total number of species: 184

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
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 intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa traceyi C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus africanus C QAI
plants land plants Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes tenerum C QI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C QAI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. spirostylis C QA
plants land plants Celastraceae Hippocratea barbata knotvine C Q
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia U
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus zollingeri C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus panduriformis C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. dasycarpa C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia papuana ghost gum C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia floribunda C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium bamagense C Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus xerophilus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon IU
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa fatmensis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne acutigluma C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza rufipogon C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C QA
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C QAI I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria orientalis princes feathers C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda bracteata var. celebica C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax sp. (Watson River J.R.Clarkson 4075A) C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum pugiunculiferum C QA
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C QAI
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Viscaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe 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 Cape Keerweer 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cape-keerweer

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