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Wildlife of Three Islands Group National Park

Total number of species: 199

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 5 0 07/08/2016
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 7 0 19/12/2015
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q 2 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 2 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 1 0 16/10/1988
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 1 0 29/09/1996
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 29/09/1996
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 21/05/2009
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 55 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 17/08/1987
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 1 0 19/12/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 5 0 07/08/2016
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/10/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 45 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 17/08/1987
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 2 0 30/06/2013
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 3 0 15/08/2015
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 5 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 16 0 07/08/2016
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 8 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 14 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 4 0 26/10/2009
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 87 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 7 0 07/08/2013
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 52 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 10 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 10 0 28/11/2008
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 44 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 10 0 31/10/2007
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 17 0 04/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 53 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 32 0 04/11/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 2 0 13/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 1 0 23/03/1992
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 4 0 16/10/1988
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 3 0 20/12/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 6 0 15/08/2015
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 1 0 23/03/1992
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 9 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 9 0 15/08/2015
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 02/03/1991
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 2 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 23/03/1992
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1 0 07/08/2013
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 3 0 28/11/2008
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 1 0 28/11/2008
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 8 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 2 0 29/09/1996
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 20 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 20 0 04/11/2016
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 19 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 8 0 04/11/2016
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI 2 0 14/01/1991
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 22 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 41 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 2 0 15/08/1985
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 36 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 47 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 1 0 25/10/1995
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 2 0 17/12/1989
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 15/08/1985
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 1 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 9 0 04/11/2009
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 31/10/2007
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 05/11/2016
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 18 0 07/08/2016
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 1 0 31/12/1995
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 1 0 20/01/2016
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 30/06/2013
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 25 0 07/08/2017
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 41 0 20/07/2018
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 15/08/1985
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 11 0 04/11/2016
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 15/08/2015
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 1 0 12/12/1996
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 1 1 27/06/1969
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 5 5 27/06/1969
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 1 1 15/07/1969
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q 7 7 27/06/1969
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I 2 2 27/06/2017
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 2 0 21/05/2009
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ 2 2 25/08/2022
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 3 0 21/05/2009
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ 1 1 15/12/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ 2 2 05/09/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks NAQ 1 1 15/12/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 1 30/05/2012
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia NAQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ 1 1 14/12/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 2 1 17/07/2014
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ 4 2 28/11/2019
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ 2 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 2 2 27/09/2021
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C NTQ 3 3 20/01/2022
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 4 2 10/07/2018
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 2 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salicornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora C NTQ 1 1 21/11/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ 4 2 05/04/2011
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I 2 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 4 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 4 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 3 2 06/07/2022
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 5 2 21/05/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 5 1 22/01/2013
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ 3 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Citrullus amarus NAQ 1 1 29/01/2019
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. affinis C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ 2 2 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ 3 2 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ 3 3 18/05/2023
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 4 1 21/05/2009
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ 6 4 04/04/2024
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ 2 2 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. subtrisecta C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 3 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 4 3 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 4 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ 2 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ 2 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 5 2 21/05/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 3 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ 3 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 5 3 02/11/2023
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ 2 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 2 2 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ 2 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C NTQ 1 0 21/05/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 2 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ 6 2 24/12/2009
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ 3 0 21/05/2009
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 2 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ 2 0 21/05/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 1 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 6 3 18/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus NAQ 1 1 10/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 3 3 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ 2 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C NTQ 1 1 09/06/2009
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 1 10/05/2022
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 4 3 24/08/2012
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 2 2 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 2 2 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ 1 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ 2 2 02/04/2009
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ 4 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya paniculata 'Exotica' NAQ 1 0 16/04/1988
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 2 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ 2 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ 2 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ 2 1 02/04/2009
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ 1 1 14/03/2014
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ 1 1 28/01/2022
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ 3 2 18/07/2022
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ 1 0 02/05/1994
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ 1 1 28/06/2018
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 5 2 06/07/2022

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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 Three Islands Group National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-three-islands-group

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