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Wildlife of Waverley Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 142

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA 1 0 19/04/1983
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 3 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 2 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 3 0 26/04/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 7 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica boodang scarlet robin C QA 1 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA 1 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 1 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 4 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 3 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 7 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 1 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 5 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA 3 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera carunculata red wattlebird C QA 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 8 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted honeyeater C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanophrys bell miner C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 3 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 1 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 7 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 2 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA 3 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 8 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 3 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 6 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 26/04/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 8 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 1 0 19/04/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Glossopsitta concinna musk lorikeet C QA 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 2 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 7 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 7 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 5 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 3 0 13/07/1999
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 3 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 25/04/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 3 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 1 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 25/04/1999
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 4 0 16/10/1999
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 2 0 15/07/1999
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 20/04/1999
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 2 0 25/04/1999
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea molliuscula subsp. queenslandica C NTQ 1 1 23/08/2018
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ 2 1 14/06/2019
plants land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Apiaceae Eryngium expansum Queensland eryngo C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus physocarpus balloon cottonbush NAQ 1 0 05/11/2010
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia eucalyptophylla gargaloo C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra laxa broad-leaved matrush C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ 1 1 25/06/2014
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks NAQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome microcarpa C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2024
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra barbata C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle NAQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Cymbonotus lawsonianus bear's ear C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Euchiton sphaericus C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Asteraceae Picris angustifolia subsp. carolorum-henricorum C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2019
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe anthemoides white paper daisy C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Schkuhria pinnata NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia sulcata native daisy C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Youngia japonica C NTQ 2 1 21/11/2013
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum spinulosum SL NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia capillaris SL NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia glabra native bluebell SL NTQ 1 1 15/12/2014
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Petrorhagia nanteuilii proliferous pink NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Dichondra repens kidney weed C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus apogon var. apogon C NTQ 2 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ 1 1 24/10/2019
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella rara C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 2 1 21/10/2016
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tabacina glycine pea C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago lupulina black medic NAQ 1 1 07/05/2014
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Trifolium repens var. repens white clover NAQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tridactylites C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago debilis shade plantain C NTQ 1 1 12/12/2013
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Poaceae Dichelachne rara C NTQ 2 1 19/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Echinopogon C QAI 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Poaceae Germainia U 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 0 05/11/2010
plants land plants Poaceae Poa labillardierei var. labillardierei tussock grass C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Poaceae Rytidosperma racemosum C NTQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga leiocladum C NTQ 7 0 16/11/2010
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus laxus C NTQ 1 1 31/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 9 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Polygonaceae Rumex brownii swamp dock C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus plebeius C NTQ 2 1 14/11/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Asperula conferta C NTQ 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila debilis winter apple C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ 2 1 08/12/2022
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum limitare C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena africana C NTQ 2 2 30/06/2023
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena halei NAQ 1 0 21/11/2011
plants land plants Violaceae Viola betonicifolia C NTQ 1 0 21/11/2011

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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


This page should be cited as:

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

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