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Wildlife of Gregory Downs 100K map tile

Total number of species: 305

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus daedalus pallid long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus walkeri pygmy long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila acuticauda long-tailed finch C 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 Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes carteri spinifexbird C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas cerviniventris buff-sided robin C QA
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 Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
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 dryas Arafura fantail SL QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail 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 Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla woodwardi sandstone shrike-thrush C QA
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 Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis laetior golden-backed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little 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 Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus coronatus purple-crowned fairy-wren V QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris melanurus black-tailed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra 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 Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's 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 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 Cacatua sanguinea little corella 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 Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
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 Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
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 Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA 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 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 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 humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex 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 Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stramineus blackmast QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages jardinii northern saratoga QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. clementii C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera sp. (Mt Isa R.L.Specht+ 49) C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena breviflora C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus spicatus C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia saligna C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon serrulatum var. velutinum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C QA
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone heterophylla C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ballii C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium conocarpum C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium geocharis C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia pyramidata IU
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia arnhemiaca SL QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana villosa C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia bursarina C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia canescens C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia multiflora C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea argillicola C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea lonchophylla C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina aequisepala C QA
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis picrocarpus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia coghlanii C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dallachyana C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush IU
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia byrnesii C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum IU
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum x africanum IU
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium integrifolium C QA
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia alleniana C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ancistrocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calligera C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chisholmii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia colei var. colei C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia drepanocarpa subsp. drepanocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia elachantha 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 laccata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ligulata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia limbata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lysiphloia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia phlebocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia retivenea subsp. retivenea C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus pubescens C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. linearis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria novae-hollandiae subsp. novae-hollandiae C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen australasicum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen cinereum C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium campylocaulon C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium muelleri C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia pauciflora C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. macrantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera ewartiana C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera polygaloides C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum cunninghamii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna planitiicola C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna venusta C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia delestangii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia lithosperma C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia stuartii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia virens C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia nilotica prickly acacia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia albiflora C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema sanguinea var. sanguinea C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus pentaphyllus C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum var. americanum IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida IU
plants land plants Meliaceae Azadirachta indica IU
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia aspera C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia capricornia C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia curtipes C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. setosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus herbertiana kalumburu gum C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C QA
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera asperata C QA
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera ramosissima C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne tenella C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon eremophilus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cilianensis IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis desertorum woollybutt C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema fragile C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium retiglume C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus australasicus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dolichocarpa argillacea C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides subsp. mitrasacmoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce argillacea C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce auriculata C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata IU
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum echinatum C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus pumilio C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus tridens C QAI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton paradoxus SL QA

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 Gregory Downs 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-gregory-downs

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