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Wildlife of Piper Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 153

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 4 0 14/05/2023
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 1 0 10/09/2022
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 12/12/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 01/10/1910
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 1 0 15/11/2001
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 5 0 19/11/2010
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 69 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 2 0 06/04/1986
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 1 0 08/07/1913
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 24/06/1996
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 58 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 06/04/1986
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 09/11/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 1 0 10/07/1988
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 11 0 20/07/2013
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 19 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 9 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 23/04/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 09/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 27 0 20/05/2023
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 7 0 14/11/2012
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 95 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 7 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 22 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 31 0 20/07/2013
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 24/10/1994
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 12 0 09/06/2009
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 2 0 13/12/2000
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 23 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 10 0 14/11/2012
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 34 0 11/04/2018
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 83 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 2 0 20/07/2012
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 57 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 3 0 11/04/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 4 0 14/11/2012
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 11/04/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 2 0 07/11/1998
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 18 0 14/11/2012
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 3 0 13/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 2 0 06/04/1986
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 23 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2 0 24/04/1983
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 31 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 1 0 22/07/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 43 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 37 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 6 0 19/11/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 12/12/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 12 0 13/12/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 9 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 27 0 12/02/2016
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 20/04/2004
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 1 0 15/07/2000
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 2 0 26/12/1985
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 16 0 11/04/2018
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 3 0 03/03/2015
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 26/12/1985
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 52 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 75 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 43 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 10 0 11/08/2017
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 28/06/1997
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 21 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 11/12/1993
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 44 0 14/11/2012
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 2 0 09/11/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 3 0 23/11/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 3 0 09/11/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 3 0 23/11/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 56 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 28 0 11/04/2018
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 9 0 20/07/2013
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 6 0 29/06/1997
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 7 0 09/11/1999
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 3 0 06/06/1990
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 5 0 20/07/2013
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 10 0 12/02/2016
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 20/11/2010
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 37 0 15/09/2022
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 31 0 15/09/2022
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 1 0 09/06/2009
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 19 19 06/06/1979
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 0 11/12/2010
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 5 0 17/05/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI I 1 0 10/09/2022
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I 2 0 11/09/2022
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Taeniura lymma bluespotted fantail ray QAI I 4 0 10/05/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus granulatus mangrove whipray QAI I 1 0 07/09/2022
animals cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna mokarran great hammerhead U I 1 0 09/09/2022
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI I 8 0 17/05/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Negaprion acutidens lemon shark U I 1 0 07/09/2022
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 3 1 27/06/2017
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 7 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ 3 3 25/08/2022
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 1 0 14/11/2008
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C NTQ 1 0 11/12/2010
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 3 2 27/09/2021
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salicornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora C NTQ 2 1 21/11/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I 1 0 10/07/1988
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 5 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia IU 1 0 11/12/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C NTQ 1 0 11/12/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 6 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 4 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ 1 0 09/06/2009
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 3 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ 2 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis C NTQ 2 0 11/12/2010
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 3 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 3 1 14/11/2012
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/12/1988
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/12/1988
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 1 0 14/11/2008
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C NTQ 1 0 08/12/1988
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 2 0 09/06/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ 3 2 24/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ 2 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ 2 0 09/06/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 2 1 13/04/2012
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I 3 2 24/04/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 3 0 19/11/2008
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 10/07/1988
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus rumphii C NTQ I 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 1 1 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C NTQ 1 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 2 2 23/12/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ 1 0 14/11/2008
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia QAI 1 0 11/12/2010
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Pedaliaceae Josephinia imperatricis C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 3 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 5 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ 5 2 07/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 0 08/12/1988
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 3 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 2 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera cylindrica C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I 1 0 10/07/1988
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora apiculata C NTQ I 1 0 10/07/1988
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 3 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 2 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ 4 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ 1 0 08/12/1988
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ 4 0 14/11/2012
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 4 0 14/11/2012

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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 Piper Islands 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-piper-islands-cypal

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