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Total number of species: 544

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Leggadina lakedownensis Lakeland Downs mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
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 Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Phoniscus papuensis golden-tipped bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens 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 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 Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon`s leaf-nosed bat E V QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale godmani Godman's rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
birds Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA
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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL 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 Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
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 mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina robinsoni pied currawong (wet tropics) C Q
birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred 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 Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sp. C U
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI
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 russatus Gould's bronze-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 Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed 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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL 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 Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU
birds Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix olivii buff-breasted button-quail CR CE Q
birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
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 longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
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 novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
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 indus brahminy kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
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 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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
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 Egretta sacra eastern reef egret 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 Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
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 papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
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 Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
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 Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
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 Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
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 Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia dogare sandy rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus quinkan Quinkan ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus rawlinsoni Cape heath ctenotus E Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato rainforest sunskink Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista ingrami Ingram's lerista V Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus tanneri Endeavour River litter-skink NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog 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 Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
insects Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus eichhorni northern hairstreak Q
insects Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus perseus dingy bush-brown QAI
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
insects Lestidae Lestes concinnus dusky spreadwing QA I

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 Cooktown 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cooktown&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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