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Wildlife of Nassau River 100K map tile

Total number of species: 273

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
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 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 Cisticolidae Cisticola sp. C U
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird 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 Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone sp. C U
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed 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 red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
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 Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard 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 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 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 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 novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
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 Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria dahlii northern waterfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii northern laughing treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum black pigweed IU
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetra red spinach C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Omegandra kanisii C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa traceyi C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia actinophylla C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia cymulosa C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C QA
plants land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C QA
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C QAI I
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia halocnemoides subsp. tenuis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina calandrinioides C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C QAI I
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus colocynthis colocynth IU
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C QAI I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna limbata C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene aspera C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia procera C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio subsp. vespertilio C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania erubescens C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Limnocharitaceae Butomopsis latifolia C QA I
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos lucida C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus panduriformis C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia bella C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C QAI I
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C QA
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C QA I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus reticulatus C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pumilio C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa telmatophila swamp barnyard grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Elionurus citreus lemon-scented grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis exigua C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa fatmensis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C QA I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. tenuius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia arenicola C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata IU
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus capsularis C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C QAI I
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C QAI
plants land plants Viscaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis angustifolia C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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.

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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 Nassau River 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-nassau-river

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