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Wildlife of Kuranda West Forest Reserve

Total number of species: 184

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 2 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 2 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 2 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 1 0 22/03/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 1 1 03/11/2020
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 2 2 04/11/2020
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 5 2 04/11/2020
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 2 2 03/11/2020
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 1 0 22/03/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 2 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 2 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 22/03/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 1 1 03/11/2020
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 1 0 22/03/2000
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 22/03/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q 1 0 29/01/1989
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 1 04/11/2020
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 1 0 30/09/1989
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 3 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 30/11/1989
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 2 0 02/09/1989
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 03/04/1989
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 12/10/2002
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 19/11/1999
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 2 0 12/10/2002
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 8 8 28/01/2023
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I 22 22 18/07/2023
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q 1 0 31/12/1995
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI 9 9 28/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 42 42 30/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 28 28 04/01/2021
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 60 60 07/03/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA 44 44 16/02/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 15 15 28/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q 7 6 09/02/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA 1 1 29/01/2020
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA 57 57 13/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria myola Kuranda treefrog CR CE Q 34 34 18/07/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 19 19 18/11/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI 76 76 30/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI 54 54 28/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog C Q I 13 13 18/07/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I 5 5 21/10/2022
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I 5 5 07/07/2022
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I 9 9 01/04/2023
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q 1 1 11/02/2020
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia altissima tableland gungan C Q 62 62 01/04/2023
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI 6 6 09/02/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I 45 45 26/12/2020
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 16 16 01/04/2023
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 22 22 21/10/2022
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI I 2 0 30/07/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I 5 0 30/07/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I 12 0 14/09/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I 15 0 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I 2 0 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I 8 0 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I 3 0 31/07/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I 2 0 14/09/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I 26 1 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I 1 0 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I 2 0 30/07/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I 3 0 31/07/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I 4 0 14/11/2007
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I 5 0 14/11/2007
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladia muelleri C NTQ 2 2 23/08/2018
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladonia rigida var. rigida C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2005
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema judithae C NTQ 1 1 14/05/2012
plants land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C NTQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia oblongata C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya pottsii C NTQ 1 1 28/09/2018
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra hystrix C NTQ I 1 1 02/05/2007
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina luehmannii bull oak C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus brevifolius Mullumbimby couch NAQ 2 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides C NTQ I 2 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus trinervis C NTQ 2 1 06/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis acutangula C NTQ I 2 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis philippinensis C NTQ I 2 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ 2 2 24/10/2019
plants land plants Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum australianum C NTQ 1 1 28/03/2025
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Aceratium megalospermum C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus bancroftii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus eumundi Eumundi quandong C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia var. longifolia C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Icacinaceae Apodytes brachystylis C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna odorata C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia bancroftii C NTQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya lividula C NTQ 2 2 07/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra impressicosta C NTQ 2 2 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wolfei C NTQ 1 1 11/05/2004
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C NTQ 1 1 16/08/2007
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. unijuga NAQ 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna septemtrionalis NAQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton pettigrewianus C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides geminata SL NTQ I 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C NTQ 1 1 04/01/2019
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 1 1 13/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla x Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia myrsinocarpa C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata C NTQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium endophloium C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus semiopacus C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion benthamianum C NTQ 2 2 17/09/2024
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Axonopus compressus NAQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. arundinaceum C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ 2 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pyramidalis NAQ 1 1 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa eminii NAQ 1 1 17/07/2025
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2012
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia longifolia SL NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Scleroglossum wooroonooran SL NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa C NTQ 1 1 21/02/2025
plants land plants Proteaceae Neorites kevedianus C NTQ 1 1 05/03/2025
plants land plants Proteaceae Placospermum coriaceum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ 3 3 20/01/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna monticola C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia chooreechillum C NTQ 1 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia acuminata silver silkwood C NTQ 2 2 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Sarcotoechia villosa C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Franciscodendron laurifolium C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Lethedon setosa C NTQ 1 1 25/10/2017
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus sterculiifolia C NTQ 1 1 25/07/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia saponaria C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021

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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 Kuranda West Forest Reserve, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=forest-reserve-kuranda-west

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