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Wildlife of Kurrimine Beach National Park

Total number of species: 112

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 2 0 04/10/1973
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 3 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 2 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 2 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 2 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 3 0 03/07/1974
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 5 0 06/07/1974
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 3 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 2 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 1 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 3 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 2 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 4 0 05/07/1974
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 3 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 9 0 14/12/2013
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 08/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 1 0 08/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 1 0 08/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 1 0 08/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 1 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 01/09/2000
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 1 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 1 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 2 0 24/12/2000
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 2 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 2 0 29/09/2023
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 4 0 11/07/2019
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 1 0 16/04/2001
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 1 0 16/04/2001
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 1 0 16/04/2001
bacteria blue-green algae Nostocaceae Trichormus variabilis C NTQ 1 1 02/05/2007
bacteria blue-green algae Rivulariaceae Calothrix parietina C NTQ 1 1 02/05/2007
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ 1 1 29/10/2025
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ 1 1 30/10/2025
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ 1 1 28/06/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2017
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 2 2 23/09/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 1 1 28/03/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ 2 2 18/10/2019
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ 1 1 23/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea breviumbellata C NTQ 1 1 10/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. dyctiocarpa C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2012
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I 1 1 30/10/2025
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon klanderi C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion benthamianum C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum muticum C NTQ 1 1 09/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 2 2 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora mucronata C NTQ I 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 16/04/2001
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2006
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis smithii wild tamarind C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ 2 2 05/01/2026
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C NTQ 2 1 22/05/2023
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I 2 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 2 2 30/06/2023
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022

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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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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 Kurrimine Beach National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-kurrimine-beach

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