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Wildlife of Herbert Downs 100K map tile

Total number of species: 232

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow 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 Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail 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 personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie 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 novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Certhionyx variegatus pied honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
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 Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black 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 Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
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 Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
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 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 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 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 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 Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria electrica buzzing treefrog C Q
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus welchi Welch's grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis species northwest glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus australasicus subsp. australasicus C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus nobilis C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus schwartzii C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis plumulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis porphyroglossa channel burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum eremaeum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria integerrima smooth minuria C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pycnosorus eremaeus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe charsleyae C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rutidosis helichrysoides subsp. helichrysoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Streptoglossa adscendens desert daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium oxytrichum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex muelleri lagoon saltbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex nummularia subsp. nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dissocarpus paradoxus cannonball burr C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. rhadinostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana georgei C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana lanosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Osteocarpum acropterum var. acropterum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens thorny saltbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena convexula C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena cornishiana C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea lonchophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea muelleri poison morning-glory C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina aequisepala C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis bisumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia centralis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia inappendiculata var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thelephora var. thelephora C NTQ
plants land plants Frankeniaceae Frankenia serpyllifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia lunata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia macrocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cambagei gidgee C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cyperophylla var. cyperophylla minniritchie C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melleodora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. rugosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria smithiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum gilvum bauhinia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna phyllodinea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona oligophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. bancroftii broad-leaved grey mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cleisocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia aparrerinja Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia burbidgeana C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida inaequiglumis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla elymoides hoop mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon cylindricus jointed nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis setifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis xerophila C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne aristidea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pulchella subsp. dominii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oxychloris scariosa winged chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum laevinode pepper grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium basicladum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Plagiosetum refractum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus mitchellii rat's tail couch C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Tragus australianus small burr grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia basedowii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia longiceps giant grey spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa praetervisa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Yakirra muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Rumex crystallinus shiny dock C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia balonensis broad-leaved parakeelya C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila obovata subsp. obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus elderi C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus olitorius jute C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea aurantiaca C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus eichlerianus bull head C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus hystrix C NTQ

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) Wildlife of Herbert Downs 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-herbert-downs

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