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Wildlife of Cape Capricorn Conservation Park

Total number of species: 49

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 1 0 11/09/1994
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 11/09/1994
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 2 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 1 0 11/09/1994
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 1 0 11/09/1994
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 1 0 30/05/2001
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 2 1 08/03/1995
animals birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria palpebrata light-mantled sooty albatross SL VU 1 1 10/10/1985
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 1 1 25/05/1969
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 4 4 25/05/1969
plants land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 2 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata C NTQ I 1 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I 2 1 24/01/2017
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella congesta C NTQ 1 1 07/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 1 1 24/01/2017
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ 1 1 24/01/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ 2 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ 1 1 28/04/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ 1 1 19/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 1 06/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ 1 1 05/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ 1 0 07/09/1994
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 0 07/09/1994

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Cape Capricorn Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-cape-capricorn

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