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Wildlife of Witta Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 52

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 4 0 21/09/2021
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 1 0 15/04/2000
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 1 0 15/04/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 1 0 01/11/1994
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 1 0 15/04/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1 0 15/04/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 1 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 3 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 2 0 23/05/2000
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 15/04/2000
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 1 24/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 8 8 14/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA 2 2 02/09/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria tyleri southern laughing treefrog C QA I 1 1 02/09/2022
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia fusca dusky gungan C QA 2 2 02/09/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 1 1 14/01/2023
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 5 5 14/01/2023
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Romnalda strobilacea V V NTQ 1 0 25/01/2018
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus spinulosus dwarf plum-pine C NTQ 1 1 16/02/2004
plants land plants Solanaceae Cestrum nocturnum NAQ 1 1 19/07/2024

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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

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