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Wildlife of Staaten River 100K map tile

Total number of species: 212

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated 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 Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin 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 Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
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 minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed 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 Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
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 Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky 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 striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk 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 Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL 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 intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern 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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
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 Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum ogilbyi Gulf grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Sciades paucus shovelnose catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum brachystelmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gregorii C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium consimile C NTQ
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis C NTQ
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina agrostophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina calandrinioides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria subhirsuta C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus breviculmis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus digitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flaccidus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus holoschoenus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis denudata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nuda C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena incrassata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Calycopeplus casuarinoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia minutiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Hydroleaceae Hydrolea zeylanica C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemignosta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium schindleri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. exserta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera triflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides elliptica SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella bella C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tetrodonta Darwin stringybark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida inaequiglumis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ingrata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida warburgii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella setosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon oliganthus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. polystachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia gulliveri C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne stipacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne vesiculosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum laevinode pepper grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala macrobotrya C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pteris platyzomopsis SL NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides subsp. mitrasacmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax paludosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce baileyana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pannosa C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium floodii SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea sanguinea C NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye 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 Staaten River 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 August 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-staaten-river

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