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Wildlife of Estuaries (incl. Stewart, Rocky, other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 434

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II 3 0 23/06/2003
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II 1 0 04/06/2017
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 62 0 22/06/2021
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II 2 0 11/08/1979
animals mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA 1 1 31/12/1938
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI 3 0 11/08/1979
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II 1 1 01/02/1979
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI 2 0 22/06/2003
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 1 1 31/12/1938
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI 1 1 31/12/1940
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI 1 1 31/12/1940
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI 1 0 21/03/1979
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 2 2 27/11/2020
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI 1 0 17/12/1978
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA 1 0 23/06/2003
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI 12 0 07/11/2019
animals mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA 3 1 11/11/2019
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
animals mammals Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q 1 0 10/05/1978
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 1 1 31/01/1927
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA 1 1 31/12/1938
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA 1 1 31/12/1938
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale sp. C QAI 1 1 28/02/1927
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 5 3 16/07/2000
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 06/05/1978
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 6 0 06/12/1999
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q 2 0 15/06/1979
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA 1 1 04/05/1922
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 8 1 24/07/2000
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 20 1 08/08/2002
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 42 1 08/08/2002
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 07/11/2019
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 12 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 21/05/1999
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 7 0 23/06/2011
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 21/05/1999
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 21/05/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 1 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 6 0 04/06/2017
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 9 1 15/07/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 15 2 01/12/2009
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 2 0 21/05/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 11 1 23/08/2021
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 15/06/1979
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 26 3 24/07/2000
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 7 0 16/07/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI 4 0 23/07/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 3 2 11/12/1978
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 24 4 08/08/2002
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 1 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 18 1 24/08/2021
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 29/05/1978
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 10 7 21/05/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 3 2 15/12/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 12 3 18/07/2000
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 2 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 4 0 06/12/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 5 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 12 2 08/08/2002
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 2 2 22/11/1928
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI 3 1 16/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 6 1 24/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 11 5 20/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 11 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 17 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 6 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 18 0 25/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI 17 1 24/06/2012
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 20 2 15/12/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 3 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 6 3 15/12/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 2 1 11/12/1978
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2 0 23/08/2021
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA 1 0 11/12/1978
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 3 0 17/12/1978
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 10 1 21/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA 2 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q 1 0 11/12/1978
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 3 0 23/08/2021
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 2 1 14/07/1985
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 16 1 08/08/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 1 0 24/08/2021
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 16 5 16/07/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q 3 3 10/05/1978
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 7 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 6 2 06/12/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI 1 0 29/05/1978
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA 8 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 1 0 06/12/1999
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 27 0 07/11/2019
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 11 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 3 1 20/07/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 19 4 23/08/2021
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI 1 0 10/05/1978
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 1 0 06/12/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 2 1 21/02/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 19 1 21/08/2021
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 9 4 18/07/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 6 2 15/12/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 7 2 24/07/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 5 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 1 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 4 2 06/12/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 15 3 24/07/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) E Q 1 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus chrysopterygius golden-shouldered parrot E E Q 9 5 17/01/2003
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 19 0 21/08/2021
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 14 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 25/07/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 2 1 20/05/1999
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI 4 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 1 0 11/09/1999
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I 1 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 34 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 8 0 18/07/2000
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 13 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 1 1 21/10/1910
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 30/08/1958
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 7 1 17/01/2003
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 3 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 9 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 11 2 16/07/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 10 3 15/07/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 4 1 15/12/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 1 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 6 4 15/07/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 37 29 16/07/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 6 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 7 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 17 2 08/08/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 27 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 4 1 11/12/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 15 1 21/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 9 4 15/07/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 19 10 15/07/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 21 6 08/08/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 1 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 1 1 19/11/1928
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 9 5 20/07/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 20 1 04/06/2017
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 8 0 04/06/2017
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 13 0 19/07/2000
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 17 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 3 1 24/07/2000
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 18 0 07/11/2019
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 1 0 06/12/1999
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI 2 2 01/12/1928
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 1 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 16 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 15 0 11/11/2019
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 18 0 21/08/2021
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 2 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 9 0 18/07/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 2 0 10/12/1978
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 20 0 22/07/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 2 0 16/06/1979
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 21 0 04/06/2017
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 9 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 4 0 22/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 3 0 21/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 10 2 20/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 22 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 7 0 21/02/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 7 0 22/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 7 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 4 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 18 0 04/06/2017
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 24 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 9 0 11/08/1979
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 4 0 09/12/1999
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 3 0 18/07/2000
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 5 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 13/09/1999
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 3 0 18/07/2000
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 1 0 18/12/1978
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 2 0 24/08/2021
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 5 1 21/06/2003
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 1 0 20/08/2021
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 5 0 15/12/1999
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 34 1 08/08/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 10 0 08/08/2002
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 10/05/1978
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 3 1 29/05/1978
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 1 0 09/05/1978
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 3 0 09/05/1978
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I 5 2 15/07/2000
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 1 0 24/07/2000
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 7 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 3 0 04/06/2017
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 3 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 12 0 25/07/2000
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 1 0 20/08/2021
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 1 0 23/06/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 2 0 01/05/1979
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 1 0 30/05/1978
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 1 1 30/06/1990
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 0 21/06/2003
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 3 0 01/12/2009
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 2 1 30/05/1978
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 1 0 01/05/1979
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA 11 8 01/12/2009
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 01/12/2009
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 6 4 10/08/1979
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 6 6 10/08/1979
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 2 1 23/08/2021
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 2 2 31/12/1928
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 1 0 06/12/1999
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 5 1 17/06/2014
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 6 4 23/06/2003
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 7 7 08/05/1978
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 1 1 29/12/1960
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 1 0 20/08/2021
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 3 0 11/06/2015
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 7 4 21/08/2021
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I 3 2 10/05/1978
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I 1 1 31/12/1975
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA 1 0 20/08/2021
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA 1 0 20/08/2021
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI 2 0 01/12/2009
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I 1 0 23/08/2021
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 11 6 24/06/2003
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I 1 0 12/05/1973
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C NTQ I 1 0 11/11/2019
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I 1 1 09/10/2019
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hypoestes floribunda C NTQ 1 1 17/10/2016
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema compactum C NTQ 2 2 22/01/2020
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2014
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 1 1 25/07/2012
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ 2 0 10/07/2010
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena conferta C NTQ 1 1 20/08/2018
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa horsfieldii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia spectabilis subsp. spectabilis C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C NTQ 3 3 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ 3 2 29/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle tumida C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ 1 1 28/11/2012
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ 4 0 10/07/2010
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 1 06/11/2017
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa C NTQ 1 1 20/08/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ 1 1 23/05/2016
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ 1 1 03/03/2015
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ 2 2 04/04/2013
plants land plants Asteraceae Thespidium basiflorum C NTQ 3 3 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ 6 1 16/07/2012
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum NAQ 1 0 21/08/2021
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia dioica SL NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis sp. (Cape Melville D.G.Fell+ DGF3025) C NTQ 1 1 16/01/2014
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ 1 1 22/01/2020
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. spirostylis C NTQ 1 1 22/01/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I 1 1 05/11/2007
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 5 5 22/05/2023
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyptera C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina sp. (Laura River J.R.Clarkson 4723) C NTQ 1 1 08/12/2022
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia vaginata NAQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C NTQ 1 1 17/08/2016
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C NTQ 1 1 28/09/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ 1 1 16/11/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ 1 1 22/01/2020
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2014
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ 3 3 02/07/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C NTQ 1 1 28/01/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus oxycarpus C NTQ I 1 1 05/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus C NTQ I 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I 2 2 12/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pygmaeus dwarf sedge C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scariosus C NTQ I 1 1 14/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I 2 2 13/06/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C NTQ I 1 1 19/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sphacelata tall spikerush C NTQ I 2 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sundaica C NTQ I 2 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C NTQ I 1 1 12/10/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I 2 2 18/10/2019
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ 2 2 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ 2 2 18/05/2023
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ 1 1 10/05/2022
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ 29 2 20/07/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella NAQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex acuminata C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ 1 1 10/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia auriculiformis black wattle C NTQ 6 5 18/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia brassii C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ 3 2 05/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ 1 0 20/06/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene villosa NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ 1 1 13/07/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium mucunoides NAQ 2 1 16/11/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ 1 1 20/01/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea trefoil rattlepod C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium pullenii C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Mezoneuron erythrocarpum C NTQ 1 1 09/03/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ 3 0 20/06/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna NAQ 21 2 23/08/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I 1 1 23/11/2017
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya ciliata C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2019
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya tenuifolia C NTQ 3 3 16/12/2019
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia crustacea C NTQ 1 1 17/12/2019
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina angustata C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia furcata C NTQ 2 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Muellerina C U 1 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I 3 3 03/03/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ 5 1 21/08/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ 7 0 21/08/2021
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I 2 2 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ 2 2 18/01/2022
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 09/10/2019
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella papuana C NTQ 2 1 09/04/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia retusa C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ 2 2 02/12/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I 3 3 22/09/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I 1 1 06/08/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ 1 0 21/08/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa subsp. nervosa C NTQ 2 2 19/08/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ 4 1 19/12/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium pseudofastigiatum Claudie satinash C NTQ 1 1 22/10/2013
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium tierneyanum river cherry C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo QAI 1 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea atrans SL NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea elleniae SL NTQ I 1 1 26/04/2016
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I 3 3 07/12/2018
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia hyssopifolia NAQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus cookii C NTQ 4 4 25/05/2023
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon lissocarpus C NTQ 1 1 22/01/2020
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria surculosa C NTQ 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 6 6 03/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Andropogon gayanus gamba grass NAQ 1 0 20/06/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ 1 1 22/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon oliganthus C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon NAQ 1 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia anomala C NTQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis concinna C NTQ 1 1 10/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ 1 1 10/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis stenostachya C NTQ 2 2 29/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa fatmensis C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trachyrhachis C NTQ I 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Rottboellia cochinchinensis NAQ 1 1 26/04/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ 1 1 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 1 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ 5 0 10/07/2010
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I 1 0 05/12/2008
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2018
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ziziphus oenopolia C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera cylindrica C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I 3 3 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 2 2 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera parviflora C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ 3 3 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops pseudodecandra C NTQ I 5 5 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora apiculata C NTQ I 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 2 2 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ 2 2 15/12/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce buckleyi C NTQ 1 1 22/01/2020
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Musgrave J.Wrigley+ NQ1579) C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ 1 1 14/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia brassii Claudie River scented maple C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C NTQ 2 2 06/06/2023
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ 3 3 02/05/2024
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ 2 2 16/12/2022
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ 6 2 03/02/2022
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ 1 1 25/05/2018
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ 2 0 20/06/2009
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis solandri C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018

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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.

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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 Estuaries (incl. Stewart, Rocky, other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-estuaries-incl-stewart-rocky-other-estuaries-eastern-cape-york

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