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Wildlife of Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 205

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos indicus zebu II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Arses lorealis frill-necked monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush 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 Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
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 Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper 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 Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Pertusaria scaberula C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Peristrophe brassii C Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia arnhemica C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa C Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum unguiculatum C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa scabra C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle IU
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene tenuifolia C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia longipes C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus scaber IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Phacellothrix cladochaeta C QAI
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL QA
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina sp. (Shaw Island G.N.Batianoff+ 3360) C Q
plants land plants Celastraceae Gymnosporia inermis C QI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia halocnemoides C QA
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea mauritiana C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria sp. (Aurukun J.R.Clarkson 4320) C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus stoloniferus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria tricuspidata C QAI
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL QA I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C QA I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Shonia tristigma subsp. borealis C Q
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum dicoccum C QA I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia var. longifolia C QA
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii SL QAI I
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Caesia setifera C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus arenicola C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus venustus C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha rufa C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia midgleyi C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C QAI
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C QAI I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa 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 Aggreflorum purpurascens C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca stenostachya subsp. amplior C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Welchiodendron longivalve C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon umbrosus C QA
plants land plants Nepenthaceae Nepenthes mirabilis tropical pitcher plant SL QI
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Helminthostachys zeylanica flowering fern C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V Q
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C QAI
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. queenslandica C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Cleistochloa sclerachne C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria sp. (Mosquito Point J.R.Clarkson+ 9994) C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C QAI
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala rhinanthoides C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia halophila C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C Q
plants land plants Ptaeroxylaceae Harrisonia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coffea brassii C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia scabrella C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce papuana C QI
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C QAI
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella ciliaris C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C QI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton velutinosus SL QI
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium alsinoides SL QI
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium diffusum SL QA
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Leea rubra 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


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-estuaries-draining-into-temple-bay-hudson-bay-eastern-cape-york

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