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Wildlife of Cape Moreton Conservation Park

Total number of species: 113

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 2 0 11/10/1992
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I 1 0 05/10/2014
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI 6 0 11/10/1992
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI 2 0 11/10/1992
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 4 0 11/10/1992
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 1 0 03/05/1983
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II 1 0 07/10/1992
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 1 0 06/08/2008
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 2 0 16/07/2003
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 26 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 10 0 08/09/1991
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 39 0 14/11/2013
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 2 0 29/02/1992
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 47 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI 3 0 30/09/1991
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 16 0 14/11/2013
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 4 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 2 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 1 0 23/09/1991
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 9 0 30/06/1992
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 2 0 09/06/2001
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 06/10/1992
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 7 0 30/09/1991
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 14 0 31/08/1991
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 20 0 08/10/1992
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 1 0 13/05/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 79 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 5 0 31/07/1991
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 23 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 62 0 26/06/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland honeyeater C QA 1 0 30/08/1991
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 9 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 5 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 24/06/1983
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 2 0 30/09/1991
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 3 0 31/05/1991
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 6 0 30/09/1991
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 1 0 28/09/2003
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 3 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 29/11/1986
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 7 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU 1 0 29/11/1986
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 07/10/1992
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 4 0 16/07/2003
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 4 0 25/11/2008
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 5 1 26/06/2001
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 6 0 23/12/2008
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 2 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 08/10/1992
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 3 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 4 0 15/07/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 3 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 07/10/1992
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 7 2 19/06/2000
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 1 1 22/04/1993
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 2 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna carneipes flesh-footed shearwater SL QAI 1 0 20/11/1966
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 2 0 11/10/1992
animals birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI 3 2 23/08/1974
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 3 2 12/07/1971
animals birds Procellariidae Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti petrel C QAI 2 0 12/12/1987
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI 2 0 22/07/1993
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 06/10/1992
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 08/10/1992
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 2 1 28/11/1974
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 1 0 06/10/1992
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 1 0 08/09/1991
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 1 1 07/01/1999
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 1 0 03/03/2015
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 1 0 01/06/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 1 0 06/10/1992
animals reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 1 0 06/10/1992
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 0 20/09/2011
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 3 0 09/10/2003
animals reptiles Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 2 0 08/10/1992
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 1 0 08/10/1992
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 1 0 11/10/1992
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 0 16/09/2003
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 2 1 14/11/2013
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 04/07/1976
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 31/01/1976
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 1 1 05/05/1991
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 1 0 03/12/2008
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolius NAQ 1 1 24/09/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle bonariensis NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 1 30/05/2012
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea batatas sweet potato NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vaginata C NTQ 1 1 23/08/2023
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus ornithopodioides C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Ericaceae Epacris pulchella wallum heath C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Ericaceae Leucopogon virgatus common beard heath C NTQ 1 1 24/10/2017
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos pinifolius wedding bush C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Geraniaceae Pelargonium x asperum DNQ 1 1 16/06/2014
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ 1 0 21/10/2003
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. protensa C NTQ 1 1 04/01/2008
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C NTQ 1 0 15/10/2003
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum liversidgei C NTQ I 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Orchidaceae Corybas aconitiflorus SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT NTQ 1 1 07/07/2017
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ 2 2 07/12/2020
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Pseudanthus orientalis C NTQ 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ 1 1 01/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass NAQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula NAQ 1 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ 1 1 29/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gausum C NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma defoliatum leafless milkwort C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018

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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.

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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 Cape Moreton Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-cape-moreton

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