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Wildlife of Buffalo Lake Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 46

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 1 0 27/07/1987
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 3 0 04/04/1990
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 3 0 04/04/1990
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 3 0 04/04/1990
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 3 0 04/04/1990
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 3 0 04/04/1990
animals birds Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI 2 0 04/04/1990
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema compactum C NTQ 2 1 09/06/2009
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I 1 1 05/11/2007
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria pusilla C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes hamata NAQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris lobata C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis basedowii C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis stagnalis C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne armitii C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne glauca C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne abortiva C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Oxychloris scariosa winged chloris C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C NTQ 1 0 09/05/2002

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Buffalo Lake Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-buffalo-lake-aggregation

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