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Wildlife of Mitirinchi Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 40

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 3 0 31/12/2022
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 3 0 01/12/1913
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 10 0 12/12/2016
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 6 0 30/07/2014
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 03/08/2013
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 47 0 12/12/2016
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 41 0 26/06/2019
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 42 0 26/06/2019
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 46 3 26/06/2019
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 2 1 23/11/2005
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 1 0 23/11/2005
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 23 0 10/07/2018
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 6 0 12/12/2016
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 34 0 12/12/2003
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 10 0 12/12/2016
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 13 0 13/02/2016
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 12 0 19/11/2013
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 29 0 26/06/2019
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 14 0 13/02/2016
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 29 0 26/06/2019
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 35 0 15/07/2007
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 26 0 03/11/2022
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U 1 0 10/07/2018
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 15 0 12/12/2016
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 05/06/1990
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 2 0 13/11/2008
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ 1 1 25/08/2022
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 3 1 10/12/2003
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 2 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 4 2 22/01/2013
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina C NTQ 1 0 27/11/1987
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ 2 2 16/06/2010
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 3 2 16/06/2010
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ 4 2 16/06/2010
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ 1 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 3 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 2 0 13/11/2008
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ 2 0 13/11/2008
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 2 1 16/06/2010

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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 Mitirinchi Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-mitirinchi-island-cypal

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