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Wildlife of Melaleuca Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 186

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 25/07/1991
animals mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA 1 0 07/03/2000
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI 10 0 17/02/2023
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 3 0 21/08/1991
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 1 0 25/03/2001
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q 3 0 26/10/2017
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 2 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 2 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 1 0 19/10/1985
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 2 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 2 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 3 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 2 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 2 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 2 0 16/10/1987
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 2 0 16/10/1987
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 3 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 13 0 17/10/1987
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 1 0 30/07/1991
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 4 0 16/10/1987
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 1 0 15/10/1987
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 2 0 19/07/2011
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 2 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 19/10/1985
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 3 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 4 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 21/02/2000
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q 2 0 08/09/1916
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 2 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 1 0 03/08/1991
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 23/08/1991
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 2 0 23/08/1991
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 23/08/1991
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 21/02/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 8 0 23/08/1991
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 2 0 21/08/1991
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 3 0 21/02/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 5 0 22/08/1991
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 19/10/1985
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 19/10/1985
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 21/08/1991
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 4 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 3 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 05/08/2014
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI 1 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 1 0 04/08/2014
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 8 0 02/07/2019
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 0 14/04/2011
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 1 0 17/02/2023
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 2 0 23/03/2011
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 3 0 17/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI 1 0 09/02/2004
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 5 2 16/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 3 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 2 2 16/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 1 0 31/03/2011
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA 6 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 7 4 23/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI 3 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI 4 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I 1 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI 2 0 10/02/2004
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I 4 0 31/03/2011
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 2 0 31/03/2011
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 1 0 10/02/2004
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q 1 0 17/02/2023
animals insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus zoilus hamadryad (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q 1 0 17/02/2023
animals insects Libellulidae Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker QA I 1 0 17/02/2023
animals insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax duivenbodei darkmouth QAI I 1 0 17/02/2023
animals insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I 1 0 17/02/2023
animals insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I 1 0 17/02/2023
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I 1 1 02/05/2012
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. falcata C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon patinatum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ichnocarpus frutescens C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ 2 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
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 07/10/2005
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus caryotoides fish-tail lawyer cane C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ 1 1 03/03/2015
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes crassinerve C NTQ 1 1 08/03/2021
plants land plants Cannabaceae Aphananthe philippinensis C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Cyperaceae Hypolytrum nemorum C NTQ 1 1 17/10/2019
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ 2 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros laurina C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella bambusifolia C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea leefeana C NTQ 3 2 09/05/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C NTQ 1 1 05/06/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. filifolia C NTQ 1 1 24/02/2012
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia latifolia NAQ 1 1 26/04/2012
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. agatii C NTQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I 1 0 17/02/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus semiopacus C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ 1 1 31/10/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I 1 1 19/02/2021
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Emmenosperma cunninghamii C NTQ 2 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago ecorollata C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Rubiaceae Richardia scabra NAQ 1 1 25/09/2015
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Allophylus cobbe C NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis foveolata narrow-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis diphyllostegia C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma xerocarpa C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax blumei C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2012
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax calophylla C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton acerifolius flame tree SL NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus repens C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma thorsborneorum C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ 1 0 07/10/2005

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Melaleuca Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-melaleuca-nature-refuge

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