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Wildlife of Elizabeth River 100K map tile

Total number of species: 130

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura dryas Arafura fantail SL QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo 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 Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
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 Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
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 reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C QA
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Helicteraceae Helicteres cana subsp. cana C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia confertiflora C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C QA
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C QA
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola 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 Elizabeth River 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-elizabeth-river

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