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Wildlife of Helios Hills Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 178

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI 1 0 02/08/1978
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA 1 0 17/01/2003
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 16/01/1999
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 16/01/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 9 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 1 0 11/11/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 3 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 16/01/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 10 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 3 0 11/11/2000
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 2 0 03/03/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 3 0 03/03/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 9 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 1 0 03/03/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 4 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 1 1 22/03/1947
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 7 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 10 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 9 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 9 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 6 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 7 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 8 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 5 0 11/11/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 6 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/08/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 4 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 24/02/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 4 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 2 0 05/11/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 1 0 05/11/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 2 0 05/11/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 20/11/1999
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 10 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 4 0 20/11/1999
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 05/11/1999
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 3 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 7 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 6 0 20/11/2000
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 7 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 5 0 21/01/2001
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 8 0 21/01/2001
plants land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia magnifolia C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia fraseri C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia rostrata C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia larcomensis V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Araceae Gymnostachys anceps settler's flax C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ 2 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia nernstii Ipswich daisy C NTQ 1 1 19/03/2014
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum cartilagineum gristle fern C NTQ 2 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum dissectum SL NTQ 1 1 12/05/2021
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum medium SL NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum orientale SL NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Cannabaceae Aphananthe philippinensis C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Alsophila australis C NTQ 1 1 27/10/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I 1 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevis C NTQ 2 2 02/07/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I 3 2 12/10/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus melanostachys C NTQ 1 1 22/10/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Tetraria capillaris C NTQ 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia serpyllifolia C NTQ 2 2 02/06/2016
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. spatulata SL NTQ I 1 1 14/01/2009
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Parapolystichum microsorum SL NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros australis black plum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros fasciculosa grey ebony C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus triflora C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus blueberry ash C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Ericaceae Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath C NTQ 1 1 17/12/2008
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Gesneriaceae Boea hygroscopica SL NTQ 1 1 14/03/2014
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera ferruginea velvet beauty-bush C NTQ 1 1 17/12/2008
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia sp. (Mt Castletower M.D.Crisp 2753) C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2011
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 1 1 17/12/2008
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum caudatum SL NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina leichhardtii white beech C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 1 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha glabella forma glabella C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum oliveri Oliver's sassafras C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya bidwillii yellow laurel C NTQ 1 1 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya glaucescens C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ 3 2 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea leefeana C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea australiensis green bolly gum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ 2 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 10/09/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Leguminosae Pararchidendron pruinosum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea linearis screw fern C NTQ 2 2 24/11/2019
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera laxiflora subsp. laxiflora C NTQ 1 1 11/10/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ 2 2 08/11/2021
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia australiana embelia C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pseudojambosa tapeinosperma C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena resa red Eungella satinash C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca hemisticta C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia acuminata cooloola ironwood C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus trineura subsp. trineura C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia carnea SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium tetragonum tree spider orchid SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum venulosum C NTQ 2 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C NTQ 1 1 03/11/2019
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus elatus she pine C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma esulifolium match heads C NTQ 1 1 17/12/2008
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. dielsii SL NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Psilotaceae Tmesipteris truncata SL NTQ 1 1 03/11/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Ripogonaceae Ripogonum album white supplejack C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes canthoides C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hodgkinsonia ovatiflora golden ash C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus x limon NAQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischarytera lautereriana corduroy tamarind C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus pyriformis C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma queenslandica C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax sp. (Cardwell A.Thorsborne+ 61) C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C NTQ 1 1 22/05/2023
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris tenella climbing fern C NTQ 2 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus hypoglauca C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus sterculiifolia C NTQ 1 1 25/07/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995
plants land plants Zamiaceae Bowenia serrulata Byfield fern SL NTQ 2 1 17/12/2008
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ 1 0 14/10/1995

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

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