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Wildlife of Gillinbin Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 233

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin 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 Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush 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 Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo 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 chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet 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 Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
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 Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA 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 Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza 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 Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-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 Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria chloris orange eyed treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne sp. C QA
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C QAI I
plants land plants Amblystegiaceae Leptodictyum riparium C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia racemosa C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum grandiflorum C QA
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome basaltica C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum IU
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper IU
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon armatus C Q
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia stenophylla SL QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana C QAI I
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Argyreia nervosa IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria calycina pink bindweed C QA
plants land plants Cornaceae Alangium polyosmoides subsp. polyosmoides C QA
plants land plants Cornaceae Alangium polyosmoides subsp. tomentosum C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flaccidus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevis C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pilosus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis cylindrostachys C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL QI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath C QA
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens leptocladus C QA
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens tenellus var. tenellus C Q
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania U
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C QAI
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis heterophylla rough raspweed C QA
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella U
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C QAI
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL Q I
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Hypopterygium discolor C QA
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Hypopterygium tamarisci C QAI
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia IU
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha U
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cincinnata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oraria C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus bupleurifolius sweet alys IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Thysananthus indicus C Q
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete curvata C Q
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Chiloscyphus semiteres C QA
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Heteroscyphus argutus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C QI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria leuconeura C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C QI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Notothyladaceae Phaeoceros carolinianus C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum australianum C Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium tetragonum tree spider orchid SL QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia nugentii SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia flavescens SL Q
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium aurescens C QI
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium diaphanum C Q
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium exsertum C Q
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium involutifolium C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora laurifolia IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila sessilifolia C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus lamprophyllus C QI
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila brownii C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Bromus catharticus prairie grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium spicigerum spicytop C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus purpurascens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. uninervia IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium disjunctum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria sphacelata IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii IU
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pyramidalis IU
plants land plants Poaceae Triraphis mollis purple plumegrass C QA
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C QAI
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria barbata C QAI I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C QAI I
plants land plants Pterobryaceae Calyptothecium urvilleanum C QI
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C QI
plants land plants Racopilaceae Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum C QA
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus lappaceus common buttercup C QA
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes jasminoides C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce remota IU
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia hillii C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C QA
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidium cymbifolium 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.

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 Gillinbin Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) 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-gillinbin-creek-mackay-whitsunday

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