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Wildlife of Northumberland Islands National Park

Total number of species: 185

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1 0 15/06/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 9 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 20/10/1985
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 8 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 15/06/2001
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 2 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 4 0 05/12/1989
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 15/06/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 2 0 30/09/1992
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 4 0 05/12/1989
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 1 0 20/10/1985
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 14/06/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 09/11/1986
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 14/06/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 2 0 19/10/1985
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 3 0 20/10/1985
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 2 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 6 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 4 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 22 4 16/11/2008
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 2 0 23/01/1989
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 4 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 2 0 14/04/1989
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 3 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 14 0 16/11/2008
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 3 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 1 0 09/11/1986
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 3 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 3 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 1 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 1 0 20/10/1985
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 1 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 6 0 15/06/2001
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 7 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 10 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 09/11/1986
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 1 0 28/10/1910
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 33 1 16/11/2008
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 12/06/1988
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 11 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 12 0 01/05/2003
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 2 0 27/10/1988
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 4 0 23/01/1989
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 10 0 14/04/1989
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 4 1 31/12/1991
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 6 0 15/06/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 16/10/1985
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 2 0 20/10/1985
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 5 0 05/12/1989
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema reticulatum C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ 1 1 14/12/2023
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum golden everlasting daisy C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea mauritiana C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium subsp. tenerifolium C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus diversus C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 2 1 31/07/2023
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline manners-suttoniae SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melanoxylon blackwood C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Leptosema oxylobioides C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ 2 2 19/11/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C NTQ 1 1 26/09/2016
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 1 1 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine crassifolia C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ 1 1 17/06/2020
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum subsp. pedunculatum SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera urticifolia C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ 2 2 24/03/2021
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ 1 1 23/06/2022
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ 2 2 27/09/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum triticeum C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. tenuius C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C NTQ I 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Pteridaceae Doryopteris concolor SL NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ 1 1 14/12/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum paniculatum var. paniculatum C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C NTQ 3 3 24/03/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce multicaulis C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 2 1 31/07/2023
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis wadsworthii C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys bidwillii C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia pendula C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ 2 1 31/07/2023
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax sp. (Watson River J.R.Clarkson 4075A) C NTQ 1 1 24/03/2021
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea latifolia C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2021
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus muelleri C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2025
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia C NTQ 1 0 31/07/2023

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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 Northumberland Islands National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-northumberland-islands

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