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Wildlife of Sandbanks National Park

Total number of species: 44

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 1 0 26/07/1984
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 28/11/1987
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 14 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 125 1 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 139 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 1 0 27/11/2008
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 33 0 01/12/2019
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 87 0 01/12/2019
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 9 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 101 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 13 0 30/11/2019
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 0 27/11/1985
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 75 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 117 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 65 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 10/12/1997
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 1 0 12/03/2000
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 28/11/1987
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 2 0 28/11/2007
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 15/12/1998
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 4 0 06/11/2012
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 11 0 01/12/2019
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 3 0 09/11/2017
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 27/08/2010
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 12/03/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2 0 26/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 1 0 27/11/1985
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 11 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 1 0 17/12/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 31 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 03/12/1995
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 27/11/1985
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 28 0 01/12/2019
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 208 0 02/02/2020
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 6 0 23/06/2018
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 17 0 23/06/2018
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 30/11/2019
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 1 0 12/03/2000
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 4 0 21/11/2008
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 2 1 27/11/2003
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 3 2 12/05/2020
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 1 0 24/11/1987
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 2 1 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


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Sandbanks National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-sandbanks

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