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Total number of species: 296

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark 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 Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler 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 Coracina papuensis white-bellied 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 Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
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 Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo 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 Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo 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 Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper 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 Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Grus sp. U
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
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 Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
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 pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret 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 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 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
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 Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis lineata lined earless dragon C QA
animals insects Lycaenidae Zizula hylax attenuata dainty grass-blue QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema U
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus fusiformis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Allopterigeron filifolius C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C QA
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum orientale SL QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium foliatum C QA
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. glabrum C QAI
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. compacta C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia linearis C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia sp. (Croydon K.R.McDonald KRM4000) C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria subhirsuta C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia oxystachya C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia schoenoides C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flaccidus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus holoschoenus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acuminata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis blakei C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis corynocarya C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nuda C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nutans C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis pauciflora C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C QAI I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL QAI I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL QA I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon athertonense C Q I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia petala C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia U
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia janamba C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia lamprosperma C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia armitii NT QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calligera C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hammondii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemignosta C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. gilbertensis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera x Acacia torulosa C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ramiflora C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tropica C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista symonii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine U
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine syndetika C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia debilis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Esmeralda A.R.Bean 13464) C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna sp. (Greta Creek R.J.Lawn+ AQ532201) C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia adenophora C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia areolata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C QA
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia aplectra C QA
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Herissantia crispa C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus leptocladus C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida macropoda C QA
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides parvifolia SL QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum pallidum NT Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia confertiflora C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. setosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microneura Gilbert River box C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C QA 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 Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis brownii C QAI
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis hirsutula C QAI
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C QAI I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C QAI I
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa australiensis C QAI
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga squamigera C QA
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C QA
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila fragrans C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia gulliveri C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia scabrida C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia schultzii var. annua C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne armitii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne humilis C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne melicacea C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne stipacea C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa major C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia pleiopetala C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia uniflora C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hypoglaucum SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pityrogramma calomelanos var. calomelanos IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides subsp. mitrasacmoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides subsp. nigricans C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta granitica C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea physocarpa C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus sidoides subsp. vermicularis C QA
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium rotundifolium SL QA
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL QAI I
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus interruptus SL QAI I
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea sanguinea C QA
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C QAI I

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.

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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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Esmeralda 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-esmeralda

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