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Wildlife of Moresby Range National Park

Total number of species: 154

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 1 1 31/12/1973
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI 2 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 1 0 24/11/1965
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 2 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 6 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 10 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 5 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 6 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 2 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 3 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 1 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 2 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 3 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 5 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 5 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 2 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 5 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 5 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 3 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 6 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 5 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 5 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 5 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 30/10/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 3 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 1 0 30/09/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 8 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 7 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 1 0 30/08/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 5 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 1 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 1 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 4 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 2 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 1 0 01/01/1970
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 2 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 3 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 27/04/1954
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 5 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 3 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I 11 0 06/11/1975
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 4 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 6 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 7 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 1 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 5 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 3 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 4 0 31/03/1967
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA 1 0 23/11/1965
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 1 0 23/11/1965
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 1 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 2 0 07/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 3 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 1 0 31/10/1999
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 2 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 2 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 2 0 29/06/2003
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 1 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 2 0 31/12/1973
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 6 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 3 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 10/09/2000
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 8 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 2 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 21/08/1999
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 2 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 1 0 31/10/2000
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 3 0 10/09/2001
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 41 0 17/11/2014
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 2 0 03/01/2011
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q 1 1 10/09/2023
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus infacetus creaking nurseryfrog C Q 1 1 10/09/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 6 6 08/11/2020
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 6 6 31/01/2020
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 8 8 02/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 6 6 31/01/2020
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 2 2 31/01/2020
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I 1 0 11/05/1978
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ 1 1 24/09/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana hard milkwood C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. tenuipes C NTQ 1 1 08/08/2013
plants land plants Araceae Dieffenbachia seguine NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis common duckweed C NTQ I 1 1 15/10/2009
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi C NTQ 1 1 09/12/2020
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ 1 1 27/04/2018
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Aceratium megalospermum C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 3 3 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga subdentata C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bindoniana C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I 1 1 15/10/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia candenatensis C NTQ 1 1 22/11/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Dioclea hexandra E NTQ 1 1 21/02/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ 1 1 26/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Ticanto crista C NTQ 1 1 12/10/2023
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Acrolejeunea aulacophora C NTQ 1 1 22/02/2022
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I 1 1 08/10/2009
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C NTQ 1 1 23/04/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Orchidaceae Micropera fasciculata SL NTQ 2 2 28/09/2018
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus grayorum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2025
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Poaceae Zoysia matrella C NTQ 2 2 31/10/2019
plants land plants Proteaceae Darlingia darlingiana C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea baileyana C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rutaceae Brombya platynema C NTQ 2 2 14/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2006
plants land plants Rutaceae Pitaviaster haplophyllus C NTQ 3 3 16/07/2025
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C NTQ I 2 2 18/05/2023

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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 Moresby Range National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-moresby-range

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