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Wildlife of Aberdeen Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 293

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis subsp. acaulis C QI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C Q
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia micradenia C Q
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C QAI
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona australis cabbage tree palm SL QA
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia canescens subsp. discolor C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C QA
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum medium SL QI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia celastroides broad-leaved boxwood C QA
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex brunnea C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dietrichiae C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sieberiana C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia pyxidata C QA
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Arachniodes aristata prickly shield fern SL QAI
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL QI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros australis black plum C QA
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros pentamera myrtle ebony C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea macbrydei northern yellow carabeen C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Baloghia inophylla scrub bloodwood C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton acronychioides thick-leaved croton C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas physic nut IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C QAI
plants land plants Gesneriaceae Boea hygroscopica SL Q
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum walleri SL Q
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Hypopterygium tamarisci C QAI
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Lopidium struthiopteris C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium modestum C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fasciculifera scaly bark C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus reticulatus var. reticulatus C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes humilis Townsville stylo IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Miriam Vale E.J.Thompson+ MIR33) C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C QA
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria crocea C QAI
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea macrophylla large-leaved wilkiea C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine ireneae subsp. ireneae C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pseudojambosa tapeinosperma C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena resa red Eungella satinash C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia costata C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha collina C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium endophloium C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum australianum C Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum macphersonii SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cestichis nugentiae SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia crateriformis SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Taeniophyllum muelleri SL Q
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon albiflorus C Q
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C QAI
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida personata C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra decipiens var. asthenes C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Poa labillardierei var. labillardierei tussock grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria U
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C QA
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Grammitis stenophylla SL QA
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Lepisorus mucronatus SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium bifurcatum SL QA
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium veitchii silver elkhorn SL Q
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens SL QA
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hilliana C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia glabriflora pale oak C QA
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL QAI
plants land plants Psilotaceae Tmesipteris truncata SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. minus SL Q
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C QAI
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Garovaglia elegans subsp. dietrichiae C QA
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Galium spathulatum C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes canthoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax lamprophylla C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Randia sp. (Shute Harbour D.A.Halford Q811) C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya rigida C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis parvifolia small-leaved tuckeroo C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus stipitatus C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinifolia subsp. myrsinifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma queenslandica C QA
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C QAI
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos stawellii C QA
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris tenella climbing fern C QAI
plants land plants Trachylomataceae Trachyloma diversinerve C QA
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C Q
plants land plants Winteraceae Tasmannia insipida brush pepperbush C QAI
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL QA
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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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
End. - Endemicity
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
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Aberdeen Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-aberdeen-nature-refuge

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