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Wildlife of Mitchell River West 100K map tile

Total number of species: 176

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover 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 longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon 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 Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 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 Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI 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 Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C 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 Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I
plants land plants Alismataceae Butomopsis latifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia cymulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus africanus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Thespidium basiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C NTQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C NTQ I
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. velutinum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus colocynthis colocynth NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sanguinolenta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida warburgii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C NTQ
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus capsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C NTQ I

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 Mitchell River West 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-mitchell-river-west

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