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Wildlife of Mud Springs Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 93

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 1 0 07/01/2015
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA 2 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 2 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 1 0 10/08/1999
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 6 0 10/08/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 6 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA 1 0 28/09/1999
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 3 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 6 0 11/12/1998
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 4 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 1 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 2 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 24/06/1999
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 3 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 3 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 20/07/1997
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma castaneothorax chestnut-breasted quail-thrush C QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA 1 0 03/12/1997
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 2 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 6 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 2 0 28/09/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 2 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 11 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 4 0 21/07/1997
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2 0 04/12/1997
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA 1 0 16/03/1991
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 1 0 21/07/1997
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 6 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA 2 0 11/12/1998
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 1 0 03/12/1997
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA 3 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA 1 0 18/07/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 2 0 24/06/1999
animals birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA 2 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 3 0 04/12/1997
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA 1 0 18/07/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 2 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 2 0 20/08/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA 3 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA 3 0 20/08/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's parrot C QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA 1 0 31/07/2018
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 3 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 3 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 24/06/1999
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 1 0 12/07/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 3 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 1 0 05/07/2010
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 1 0 10/08/1999
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 1 0 30/08/2007
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 1 0 25/05/2005
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 10/12/1998
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 3 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nodiflora joyweed C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Asteraceae Streptoglossa odora C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena birchii galvanised burr C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena walkeri C V NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia adsurgens C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cambagei gidgee C NTQ 2 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C NTQ I 1 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus ochrophloia yapunyah C NTQ 2 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ 2 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. muelleri C NTQ I 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis australasica C NTQ I 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis dielsii mallee lovegrass C NTQ 3 1 22/06/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis setifolia C NTQ 2 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus caroli fairy grass C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Polygonaceae Duma florulenta C NTQ I 1 0 05/07/2010
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia eremaea C NTQ 2 2 09/06/2009
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia pumila C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea petiolaris C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila bignoniiflora eurah C NTQ I 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ 1 0 22/06/2020
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila sturtii turpentine bush C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2010

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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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

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

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