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Wildlife of Cooper Creek - Wilson River Junction DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 109

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status		 Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 3 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA 1 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 2 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 4 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 2 0 13/12/2008
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 1 0 03/07/1999
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA 1 0 03/07/1999
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes cristatus chirruping wedgebill C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Maluridae Amytornis barbatus grey grasswren NT QA 1 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 2 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA 1 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's parrot C QA 2 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 1 0 25/01/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Recurvirostridae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus banded stilt C VU I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 1 0 03/07/1999
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 13/12/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 4 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 1 0 07/07/2000
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 3 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 4 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 2 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 4 0 14/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I 1 0 13/12/2001
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 1 0 18/07/1976
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome rara C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Leiocarpa brevicompta C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2020
plants land plants Asteraceae Pycnosorus melleus C NTQ 1 1 24/10/2017
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio depressicola C NTQ 1 1 15/02/2021
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Stellaria angustifolia subsp. angustifolia C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex angulata fan saltbush C NTQ 1 1 26/06/2019
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex crassipes var. crassipes C NTQ 1 1 26/11/2019
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex holocarpa C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium auricomum C NTQ I 1 0 26/08/2009
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena calcarata red burr C NTQ 1 0 26/08/2009
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena muricata var. muricata C NTQ 1 0 26/08/2009
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis pallens pale spikerush C NTQ I 1 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis glauca forma glauca C NTQ 1 1 21/02/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen cinereum C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Trigonella suavissima C NTQ 1 1 13/06/2019
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I 1 0 26/08/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla pectinata barley mitchell grass C NTQ 1 0 26/08/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I 1 1 30/08/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Lachnagrostis filiformis C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Poa fordeana sweet swampgrass C NTQ 2 2 15/12/2019
plants land plants Polygonaceae Duma florulenta C NTQ I 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Asperula gemella C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2020

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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 Cooper Creek - Wilson River Junction 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-cooper-creek-wilson-river-junction

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