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Wildlife of Portland Downs 100K map tile

Total number of species: 148

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
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 Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped 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 Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced 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 Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
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 Psophodidae Psophodes cristatus chirruping wedgebill C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
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 Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
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 Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
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 Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus nobilis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides var. encelioides NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Sisymbrium irio london rocket NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis anomala C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex muelleri lagoon saltbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana coronata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Neobassia proceriflora soda bush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena anisacanthoides yellow burr C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena bicornis var. horrida C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena lanicuspis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena ventricosa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria marginata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Austrobryonia micrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia parvicaruncula rough-seeded spurge C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia stevenii bottle tree spurge C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Schenkia australis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia fascicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum caryophyllinum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria dissitiflora subsp. dissitiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine canescens silky glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum gilvum bauhinia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. zygophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna circinnata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona campylantha C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema miraculosa subsp. boormanii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. quandang C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis minor smaller stinkgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus caroli fairy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triraphis mollis purple plumegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea leucoptera C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana megalosiphon C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus trilocularis 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 Portland Downs 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-portland-downs

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