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Wildlife of Coconut Island 100K map tile

Total number of species: 200

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
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 Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull C VU
animals birds Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped 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 Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E 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 brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL V 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL V QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail 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 alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated 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 Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great 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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Barleria lupulina IU
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia tuberosa IU
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave IU
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus australiensis native cashew tree C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis gigantea IU
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy IU
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans var. stans IU
plants land plants Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL QA
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Gymnosporia inermis C QI
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia chinensis C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C QI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba glory lily IU
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia U
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia catappa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia spathacea IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass IU
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata IU
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C QA
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha lanceolata var. lanceolata C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia U
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush IU
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles papuana C QI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia laxa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Muddy Bay P.I.Forster+ PIF15313) C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida pusilla C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C QI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia U
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C QAI
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Passifloraceae Turnera ulmifolia IU
plants land plants Pedaliaceae Josephinia imperatricis C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus brevisetosus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. pedicellatus IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Poaceae U
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C QI
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C QAI
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C QA
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia saponaria C Q
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 Coconut Island 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-coconut-island

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