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Wildlife of Rainbow Mountain Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 184

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 2 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 1 0 31/01/1983
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 31/01/1983
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q 1 0 20/02/1998
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 31/01/1983
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 2 0 31/01/1983
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ 11 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha longifolia star hair bush C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra confertifolia C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis anomala C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis humistrata E NTQ 5 4 25/11/2022
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia oleaster C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia pittosporoides C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Celastraceae Siphonodon australis ivorywood C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena C U 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana microphylla C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas megacarpa E E NTQ 5 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ 9 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia rotundifolia C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fasciculifera scaly bark C NTQ 7 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland silver wattle C NNQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rhodoxylon ringy rosewood C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia lebbeck Indian siris C NNQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella citriodora C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 7 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cloeziana Gympie messmate C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 10 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox V V NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium lamellatum C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium C NTQ 7 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea leucopyrus C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus gunnii C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 7 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida contorta bunched kerosene grass C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus setaceus NAQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon avenaceus C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia marginata bordered panic C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Poaceae Tragus australianus small burr grass C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 8 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 9 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ 5 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax oleifolia C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon diversifolius scrub boonaree C NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ 6 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea tenuifolia C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia pendula C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila debilis winter apple C NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ 7 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ 1 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Verbenaceae Glandularia aristigera NAQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 9 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana montevidensis creeping lantana NAQ 4 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ 2 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ 2 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia SL NTQ 3 0 07/01/1997
plants land plants Zamiaceae Macrozamia miquelii SL NTQ 1 0 16/12/1996

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

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