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Wildlife of High Peak Island 100K map tile

Total number of species: 49

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
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 birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C QI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ramularis C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C QAI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia pickeringii C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea banksii C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana forsteri 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 High Peak Island 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-high-peak-island

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