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Wildlife of Raine Island National Park (scientific)

Total number of species: 117

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 3 0 01/12/2014
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 2 0 04/07/2017
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 4 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI 1 0 08/12/1913
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 7 0 30/11/2005
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 14 0 01/12/2014
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 4 0 30/11/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 6 0 27/01/2016
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 31/12/1890
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 5 0 28/11/1998
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 4 0 22/04/2018
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 2 0 11/07/2000
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 24/11/1985
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 2 0 29/11/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 02/04/1984
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 2 0 14/12/1995
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI 1 0 01/01/1950
animals birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI 1 0 12/12/1984
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 7 0 13/04/2019
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 3 0 29/11/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 6 0 09/12/2019
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 6 0 29/11/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 02/04/1984
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 12/12/1984
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 1 0 12/12/1984
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 2 0 28/11/2008
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 26/06/2018
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 2 0 28/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 118 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 221 4 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 205 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 4 0 14/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 147 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 149 4 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 6 0 12/02/2010
animals birds Laridae Sterna sp. C U 1 0 29/06/2007
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 89 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 3 0 09/03/2010
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 35 0 11/02/2019
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 142 0 10/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 102 0 24/06/2019
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 15 3 05/12/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 09/12/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 4 2 25/07/1983
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 1 0 19/11/1984
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 3 0 10/11/1979
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 2 0 15/12/1981
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 5 0 16/01/2013
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 3 0 07/12/2008
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 1 0 31/12/1890
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 43 1 09/12/2019
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 5 1 10/11/1979
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 12/02/2010
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 4 0 12/12/1999
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 3 0 29/05/2009
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 2 0 05/12/2018
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 170 3 17/06/2020
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1 0 31/12/1890
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 1 0 11/12/1982
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 4 0 27/01/2016
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 2 0 29/11/1997
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 2 0 02/08/1987
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 2 0 10/12/1982
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 22 0 11/02/2019
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 2 0 29/11/1999
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 136 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 8 0 11/02/2019
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 01/12/1994
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 298 2 17/06/2020
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 295 4 17/06/2020
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 249 8 17/06/2020
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 180 7 17/06/2020
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 78 0 17/06/2020
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U 7 0 12/07/1988
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 124 6 17/06/2020
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 1 0 14/12/1995
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma alba phoenix petrel C VI 2 0 26/06/2018
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma heraldica Herald petrel CR QAI 50 0 21/06/2020
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 1 0 15/12/1981
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 1 0 15/12/1981
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 27/01/2016
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI 10 0 06/11/2019
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 260 9 17/06/2020
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 6 0 16/01/2013
animals ray-finned fishes Scaridae Bolbometopon muricatum bumphead parrotfish QAI I 1 0 16/01/2013
animals ray-finned fishes Labridae Cheilinus undulatus humphead maori wrasse QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals ray-finned fishes Pomacentridae Amphiprion percula eastern clown anemonefish U I 1 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark U I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Stegostomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum zebra shark QAI I 1 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals cartilaginous fishes Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny shark QAI I 2 0 16/01/2013
animals insects Aeshnidae Anax guttatus lesser green emperor QAI I 1 0 16/01/2013
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 4 3 05/12/2009
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ 3 3 24/09/2014
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium englerianum NAQ 1 1 17/02/2020
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 3 2 19/08/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 2 2 22/01/2013
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Thalassia hemprichii SL NTQ I 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina C NTQ 1 0 05/12/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ 3 3 24/04/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 4 4 24/04/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 3 3 24/04/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia diffusa NAQ 1 0 05/12/2009
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ 3 3 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 6 4 12/05/2020
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 2 1 05/12/2009
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 4 3 08/10/2018

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Raine Island National Park (scientific), WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-raine-island-scientific

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