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Wildlife of Barnard Island Group National Park

Total number of species: 195

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI 12 12 26/05/2004
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 6 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 1 0 17/09/1989
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 4 0 25/03/2018
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q 1 0 30/11/1977
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 15 6 26/05/2004
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 1 0 31/12/1973
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 21/09/1996
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 2 0 01/01/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 5 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 33 0 25/03/2018
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus sp. C U 1 0 31/07/1875
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 2 0 01/01/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 14 0 03/04/1988
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 30/12/1858
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 21/09/1996
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 2 0 30/10/1996
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 30 0 25/03/2018
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 3 0 14/11/1985
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 1 0 21/09/1996
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 2 0 13/06/2001
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 22/09/1996
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 13/06/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 4 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 10 0 16/07/2017
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 7 0 16/07/2017
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 20/09/1987
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 4 0 19/11/1987
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 3 0 20/11/1998
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 140 2 19/12/2017
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 14 2 21/11/1991
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 43 0 29/10/2014
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 108 6 28/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 16 0 30/10/1996
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 91 9 29/10/2014
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 85 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 20 0 30/10/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 4 0 11/12/1988
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 7 0 20/11/1998
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 13 0 23/02/1997
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 30/10/1996
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 1 0 20/11/1998
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 2 0 23/02/1997
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 27 0 29/10/2014
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 3 0 25/02/1987
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 12 0 16/07/2017
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 4 0 30/10/1996
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 1 0 31/12/1981
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 2 0 22/11/2017
animals birds Falconidae Falco sp. C U 2 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 75 0 28/11/2018
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 07/07/1984
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 88 0 25/03/2018
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 11/09/2018
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 1 0 04/06/1982
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 4 0 13/06/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 67 0 28/11/2018
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 8 0 28/11/2018
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 8 0 11/11/1989
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 6 0 11/12/1988
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 5 0 16/09/1989
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 2 0 26/08/2010
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA 1 0 14/11/1985
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 2 0 21/09/1996
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 01/05/1988
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 66 10 28/11/2018
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 11 0 16/07/2017
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 03/04/1988
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 6 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 2 1 03/01/1985
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 15/12/1987
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 25 0 26/04/2018
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 4 3 26/05/2004
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon australe C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ 3 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ 2 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C NTQ 2 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ 1 1 04/06/2022
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ 3 1 30/05/2012
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium nidus C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium vitiense C NTQ 6 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ 3 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes graeffeanum C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ 4 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ 5 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lanceolaris C NTQ 3 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 2 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ 18 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea C NNQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea indica blue morning-glory NAQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 2 2 06/12/2022
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. affinis C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ 1 1 04/08/2022
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ 1 1 02/11/2022
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C NTQ I 1 1 02/11/2022
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2021
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ 1 1 05/10/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ 2 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 1 1 22/12/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ 11 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya laevigata C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya murrayi Murray's laurel C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra longipedicellata C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Lindera queenslandica C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline manners-suttoniae SL NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 4 2 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Anthocarapa nitidula incense cedar C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Meliaceae Chisocheton longistipitatus C NTQ 3 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton papuanus C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum latifolium C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon alliaceum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pycnarrhena novoguineensis C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida var. hispida C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ 12 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida C NTQ 38 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. cimicifera C NTQ 2 2 27/01/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium luehmannii C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia umbellifera birdlime tree C NTQ 4 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ 10 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ 3 2 27/01/2021
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 2 2 19/07/2022
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ 3 2 03/11/2022
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia longifolia SL NTQ 1 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ 3 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Rosaceae Prunus turneriana almondbark C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ 4 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ 12 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ 4 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ 2 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis foveolata narrow-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ 2 2 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ 2 2 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Synima cordierorum C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ 18 2 05/12/2022
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ 9 2 19/07/2022
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ 2 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis clematidea C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ 3 1 03/11/2022

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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 Barnard Island Group National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-barnard-island-group

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