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Wildlife of Chidna Nature Refuge

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 1 0 16/12/2010
animals mammals Equidae Equus caballus horse II 2 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA 3 0 12/04/2011
animals birds Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA 3 0 19/04/2011
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila acuticauda long-tailed finch C QA 3 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 15/12/2010
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 3 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 2 0 12/04/2011
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 2 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 1 0 15/12/2010
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 1 0 18/11/2010
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 18/12/2010
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 2 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 3 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 6 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis laetior golden-backed honeyeater C QA 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 1 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI 6 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA 1 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 1 0 12/04/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 3 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 12/04/2011
animals birds Maluridae Amytornis dorotheae Carpentarian grasswren E E QA 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 3 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris melanurus black-tailed treecreeper C QA 2 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 6 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 3 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 5 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 4 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 3 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA 2 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 1 0 18/12/2010
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 1 0 15/12/2010
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 16/12/2010
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 1 0 18/12/2010
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 2 0 16/11/2011
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 5 0 14/04/2011
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA 2 0 12/04/2011
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 3 0 16/11/2011
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia quaesitor sombre whipsnake C QA 2 0 14/04/2011
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 1 0 18/12/2010
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus zoticus agile snake-eyed skink C QA 1 0 16/12/2010
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 1 0 14/04/2011
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 15/12/2010
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA 3 0 12/04/2011
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 5 0 14/04/2011
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA 1 0 16/12/2010
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I 1 0 17/12/2010
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 0 15/12/2010
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I 2 0 17/12/2010
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 0 15/12/2010
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria spaldingi northern creek frog C QA I 1 0 14/04/2011
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I 1 0 16/12/2010
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia aridicola C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia canescens C NTQ 2 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fucosus C NTQ I 1 1 30/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus microcephalus subsp. chersophilus C NTQ 1 1 02/07/2020
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia lamprosperma C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2011
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia triodiophila C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia citriodora C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia colei C NNQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lysiphloia C NTQ 1 1 26/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia monticola C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia orthocarpa C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia phlebocarpa C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ 1 0 16/12/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tropica C NTQ 2 2 08/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ 1 1 29/08/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna magnifolia C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ 1 0 17/12/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia phaeosperma var. (Westmoreland S.Melville 967) C NTQ 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum NAQ 1 0 17/12/2010
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ 1 0 17/12/2010
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C NTQ 1 0 17/12/2010
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella confertiflora C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella grandifolia C NTQ 2 1 09/04/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia pocillum C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia terminalis C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus herbertiana kalumburu gum C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2020
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga squamigera C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2014
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hebecarpus C NTQ 2 1 20/05/2014
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida hygrometrica C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ingrata C NTQ 2 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C NTQ 2 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia microstachya C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia pungens C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea mimosoides C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea physocarpa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ 1 0 13/08/2006

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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 Chidna Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-chidna-nature-refuge

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