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Wildlife of Cairncross Reef Complex DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 37

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 1 0 01/01/1950
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 1 0 01/04/1902
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 3 0 24/10/1988
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 2 0 24/10/1988
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 2 0 03/12/1987
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 3 0 03/12/1987
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 2 0 03/12/1987
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 01/01/1911
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 01/01/1911
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 1 0 24/10/1988
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 03/12/1987
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 1 0 30/06/1911
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 1 0 30/06/1911
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 2 0 04/10/1948
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 1 0 04/10/1948
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 16/11/2009
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 1 0 16/11/2009
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys amboinensis SL NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009

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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 Cairncross Reef Complex DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-cairncross-reef-complex

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