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Wildlife of Orpheus Island National Park

Total number of species: 130

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI 1 0 03/09/2008
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 1 0 04/03/1991
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II 2 0 04/12/2001
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I 1 0 04/12/2001
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 8 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 9 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 6 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 2 0 23/01/2008
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 4 0 25/01/2008
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 10 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 2 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 7 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 9 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 9 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 7 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 10 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 02/12/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 2 0 02/12/2001
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 2 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1 0 02/12/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 6 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 9 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 8 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 13 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 3 0 20/09/1958
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 7 0 14/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 6 0 10/01/1988
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 1 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 15 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 5 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 12 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 7 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 25/01/2008
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 1 0 31/05/2000
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 8 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 6 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 19 0 24/01/2008
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 1 0 04/12/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 24/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 5 0 25/01/2008
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 3 0 20/09/1958
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 4 0 26/01/2008
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 8 0 25/01/2008
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 8 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 16/07/2019
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 8 0 26/01/2008
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 1 0 27/11/2018
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 04/12/2001
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 1 0 04/12/2001
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 2 0 22/11/2018
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 03/12/2001
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 1 0 04/12/2001
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 1 0 03/12/2001
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 27/11/2018
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 0 24/08/2016
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 1 0 16/07/2019
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 0 02/12/2001
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 0 22/11/2018
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C NTQ 1 1 28/06/2018
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria obtusata C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria armata C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum spinigerum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides E NTQ 1 1 03/01/2024
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ 2 2 14/09/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C NTQ 1 1 02/11/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ 1 1 29/09/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 1 18/09/2019
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ 1 1 23/06/2017
plants land plants Asteraceae Thymophylla tenuiloba var. tenuiloba NAQ 1 1 16/02/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C NTQ 1 1 06/01/2016
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant NAQ 1 1 26/08/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tetracarpus C NTQ 1 1 18/06/2025
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ 1 1 24/10/2019
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella NAQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ 2 2 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ 1 1 05/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ 1 1 05/03/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C NTQ 1 1 11/05/2004
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ 1 1 02/12/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Psidium guajava guava NAQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C NTQ 1 1 09/04/2025
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ 2 2 09/04/2025
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ 1 1 17/09/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ 1 1 17/09/2020
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ 1 1 05/03/2025
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ 2 2 09/04/2025
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ 1 1 22/12/2022
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ 2 2 09/04/2025
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ 2 2 09/04/2025
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023

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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
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 Orpheus Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-orpheus-island

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