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Wildlife of Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 293

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
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 Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher 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 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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
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 simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
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 leucomela varied triller 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 obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
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 Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta 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 Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
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 Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL 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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron 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 Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
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 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 Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose 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 Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus 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 amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia C QA
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple IU
plants land plants Annonaceae Cyathostemma micranthum C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Desmos wardianus C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa C Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia fruticosa C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria concava C QI
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria rufa C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia actinophylla C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. sanae C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia minima C QI
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C QAI
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT QAI I
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C QAI I
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Brownlowiaceae Brownlowia argentata NT QI
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia peninsularis C Q
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C QAI
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis banksii C QA
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Maranthes corymbosa C QAI
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C QAI
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia jensenii C Q
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera littorea C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia catappa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C QAI
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas silvestris V V Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Trachystylis stradbrokensis C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C QAI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C QI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana C QI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros calycantha C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C QA
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros fasciculosa grey ebony C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C QI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros littorea C QAI I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros peninsularis C Q
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia yorkensis C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton capitis-york C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus pleiogynus C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Shonia tristigma subsp. borealis C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex glabrata C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C QI
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C QAI
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia racemosa C QI I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia brassii C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rubricaulis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron hirsutum C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea arenicola C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C QAI I
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia candenatensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C Q
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme stellata C Q
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C QAI I
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia caseolaris C QI I
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia x gulngai C Q I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus propulsator C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea rigidifolia C QI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine urceolata C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus angustifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Baeckea frutescens C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia floribunda C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia retusa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca arcana C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia fordii C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium banksii C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium forte subsp. forte C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium forte subsp. potamophilum C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon sp. (Bolt Head J.R.Clarkson+ 8805) C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon youngii C Q
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C QA
plants land plants Olacaceae Ximenia americana C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum longipetalum C QI
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea U
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea sp. (Elcho Island C.R.Dunlop 7597) C QA
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V Q
plants land plants Pandanaceae Benstonea lauterbachii C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon lissocarpus C QA
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C Q
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa ilicifolia C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C QAI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia arenicola C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea baileyana C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia australasica C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus verticis C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes vernicosa C Q
plants land plants Restionaceae Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum C QA I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C QAI I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera cylindrica C QI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera sexangula C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora x lamarckii C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Antirhea ovatifolia Superseded XU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda bracteata var. celebica C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax banksii C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia peninsularis C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia alulata C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Eriostemon banksii C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia ifflaiana hickory ash C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Salicaceae Xylosma sp. (Temple Bay P.I.Forster PIF8980) C Q
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon reticulatus wild quince C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera bifoliolata C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis fleckeri C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis macrantha C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys microcarpa C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima daemelianum C Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C QA
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Ailanthus triphysa white siris C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum fervens C QI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C QAI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton velutinosus SL QI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia sp. (Annan River L.J.Brass 20319) C QI
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C QAI
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C QAI I

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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 November 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-olive-river-estuary-eastern-cape-york

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