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Wildlife of Koolewong Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 48

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 2 0 31/03/2011
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II 3 0 31/03/2011
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 3 0 31/03/2011
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 12 0 20/09/2017
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes flavipes yellow-footed antechinus (south-east Queensland) C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanophrys bell miner C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 2 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 1 0 03/12/2010
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals reptiles Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q 1 0 31/03/2011
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 0 31/03/2011
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 1 0 31/03/2011
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus torrenticola E E NTQ 1 1 11/09/2024
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia catenata SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Chiloglottis diphylla SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Chiloglottis sylvestris SL NTQ 2 2 08/01/2016
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis baptistii king greenhood SL NTQ 2 2 06/08/2015

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

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The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

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

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