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

Total number of species: 476

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C 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 Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E 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 Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark 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 Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird 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 harmonica grey shrike-thrush 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 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 Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner 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 Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky 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 citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
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 mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper 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 Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL 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 Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
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 Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit 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 Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI 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 Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL 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 Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite 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 Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C 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 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 Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican 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 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
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 Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
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 compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
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 Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye 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 Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata black-eyed Susan IU
plants land plants Amblystegiaceae Leptodictyum riparium C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcatus C Q
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcatus var. angustifolius C Q
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia glandulifera C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia racemosa C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Neisosperma kilneri V V Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum grandiflorum C QA
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C QAI
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C QAI
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium attenuatum var. attenuatum 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 Coronidium lanuginosum C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum IU
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper IU
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia acuminata C Q
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia acuminata var. pilosula C Q
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon armatus C Q
plants land plants Cannabaceae Aphananthe philippinensis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C QA I
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina diffusa C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C QA
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 Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C QAI
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas U
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL 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 Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria novae-hollandiae C QAI
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum common bracken C QAI
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL QI
plants land plants Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus triflora C QI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus C QA
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus mollissimus C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C QAI
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 Haloragaceae Haloragis heterophylla rough raspweed C QA
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 Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia IU
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. subtrisecta C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C QI
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline U
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cincinnata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. curvinervia C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oraria C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus bupleurifolius sweet alys IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia sissoo IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium arbuscula C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium U
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Pararchidendron pruinosum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria U
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia floribunda C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata C QA
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Thysananthus indicus C Q
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete excavata C QA
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum U
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Chiloscyphus semiteres C QA
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Heteroscyphus argutus C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus U
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed IU
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton gaudichaudianus C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Toona ciliata red cedar C QAI
plants land plants Memecylaceae Memecylon pauciflorum C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C QAI
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria leuconeura C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus adenosperma C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C QI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia tessellaris Moreton Bay ash C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C QA
plants land plants Notothyladaceae Phaeoceros carolinianus C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum australianum C Q
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum costatum large adder's tongue C QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium U
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium canaliculatum SL QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium tetragonum tree spider orchid SL QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia nugentii SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia schoenina pencil orchid SL QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
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 Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion apodogynum C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus lamprophyllus C QI
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum U
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum revolutum yellow pittosporum C QA
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 Cenchrus purpurascens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa IU
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis minutiflora molasses grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Ottochloa C U
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium disjunctum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pseudeulalia C QAI
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 Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
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 Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL QAI
plants land plants Pterobryaceae Calyptothecium urvilleanum C QI
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C QI
plants land plants Racopilaceae Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum C QA
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C QA
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus lappaceus common buttercup C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C QAI
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum paniculatum var. paniculatum C QA
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 Nauclea orientalis Leichhardt tree C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce remota IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus x limon IU
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C QA
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera U
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis diphyllostegia C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa semiglauca guioa C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima C U
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata IU
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum aviculare kangaroo apple C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig IU
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron U
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C Q
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidium cymbifolium C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide photiniphylla shiny-leaved stinging tree C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea U
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C QA

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

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) Wildlife of West Hill Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-west-hill-creek-mackay-whitsunday

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