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Wildlife of Clack Reef Complex DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 42

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 25/04/1995
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 4 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 4 0 25/04/1995
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 1 0 13/11/2006
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 31/05/1990
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 25/04/1995
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 31/05/1990
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 6 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 5 0 25/04/1995
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 2 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 2 0 26/04/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 3 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 1 0 31/05/1990
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 2 0 21/11/2008
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 1 0 26/04/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 1 0 26/04/1995
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 4 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 5 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 2 0 26/04/1995
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 20/11/1992
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 1 0 13/11/2006
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 3 0 21/11/2008
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 2 0 09/05/1988
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 4 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 25/04/1995
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 3 0 21/11/2008
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 2 0 27/04/1991
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 3 0 05/12/1996
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 2 0 08/12/2008
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 31/12/1989
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 1 0 31/12/1989
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 0 31/12/1989
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2011
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 1 1 24/08/2012
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023

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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 Clack Reef Complex 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-clack-reef-complex

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