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Rare or threatened wildlife of Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 108

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea frenata bridled nailtail wallaby E E Q
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda star finch (eastern subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea yellow chat V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea macgregori yellow chat (Dawson) E CE Q
animals birds Maluridae Amytornis rowleyi rusty grasswren NT QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E 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 Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina dunmalli Dunmall's snake V V Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis damelii grey snake E E QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I
animals reptiles Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E E Q I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I
animals insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus eubulus pale imperial hairstreak V QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora cavernarum V NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera dumicola NT NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia brevifolia V V NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia larcomensis V V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona drudei Halifax fan palm E NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia orientalis E NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis humistrata E NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis thozetiana V V NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Dansiea elliptica NT NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Macropteranthes leiocaulis NT NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas megacarpa E E NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas ophiolitica Marlborough blue E E NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas terryana V NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Lissanthe brevistyla E NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya pedicellata NT NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa thozetii E NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Sowerbaea subtilis V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia quoquoversus V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea setulosa V V NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine serpenticola E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia oligantha CR NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia xanthope Glen Geddes bloodwood V V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Decaspermum struckoilicum Mount Morgan myrtle CR CE NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox C V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera buxifolia V V NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria reevesii E NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum batianoffii PE EX NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hockingsii V NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea venusta grevillea V NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea trineura V V NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cossinia australiana E E NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera bidwillii V V NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus hygrophilus V NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus thozetii CR NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia tryonii NT NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Cadellia pentastylis ooline V V NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria devexa var. devexa E E NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea leptospermoides NT V NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. bowmanni CR NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. leptospermoides V NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Macrozamia serpentina E 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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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) Rare or threatened wildlife of Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 October 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-fitzroy-river-fitzroy&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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