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Wildlife of Wuthathi (Sir Charles Hardy Group) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 148

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 12/12/1985
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 13 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 26/11/2010
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 1 0 20/11/1981
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 7 0 23/04/1983
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 4 0 20/11/1981
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 7 0 14/12/2009
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 3 0 12/12/1993
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 5 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 2 0 12/12/1985
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 1 0 27/06/1980
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 1 0 20/11/1981
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 1 0 30/06/1997
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 4 0 17/11/2001
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 3 0 09/10/1991
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 1 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 8 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 5 0 30/06/1997
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 07/06/1990
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 12/12/1985
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 23/04/1983
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/07/1911
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 1 0 13/12/1988
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 10 0 10/11/1999
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 25 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 2 0 09/06/1990
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 16 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 2 0 17/07/1992
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 2 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 33 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 3 0 28/11/2013
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 6 0 06/06/2009
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 36 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 5 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 1 0 01/04/1984
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 1 0 23/04/1983
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 1 0 21/11/1998
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 4 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 4 0 27/11/2010
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 4 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 10/11/1999
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 2 0 07/06/1990
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 12 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 12 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 20/11/1981
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 4 0 02/12/1987
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 28/11/2013
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 1 0 27/06/1980
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 4 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 1 0 23/11/2000
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 23 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 4 0 27/11/2010
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 17 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 13/12/1988
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 6 0 23/11/2000
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 16 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 21/07/2015
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U 1 0 09/10/1991
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 29/11/1987
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 31 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q 2 0 07/06/1990
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 09/10/1991
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 28/11/2013
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 1 0 27/10/2016
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 30/06/1997
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 1 0 30/12/1884
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 06/06/2009
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 4 0 26/11/2010
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 2 0 26/11/2010
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia intricata C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda cylindracea C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 2 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 1 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2019
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 1 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela tetrandra C NTQ 1 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 2 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema siliculosum C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ 2 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C NTQ 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ 1 1 13/11/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 2 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ 1 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 1 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 2 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 2 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana C NTQ 1 1 13/06/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora C NTQ 1 1 28/03/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ 2 0 06/06/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ 1 0 29/11/1987
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ 1 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C NTQ 1 1 09/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ 2 1 17/02/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ 1 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ 1 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme prolifera C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ 3 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1 1 19/01/2023
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C NTQ 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2019
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ 2 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella setosa C NTQ 2 2 19/01/2023
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ 2 2 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ 3 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 3 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ 2 1 19/01/2023
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ 1 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala pycnantha C NTQ 2 0 10/05/1994
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C NTQ 1 1 09/08/2018
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ 1 1 13/02/2025
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettardella ovatifolia EXQ 2 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C NTQ 3 2 24/04/2009
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya australiana C NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ 2 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Stemonaceae Stemona australiana C NTQ 1 1 19/01/2023
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ 1 0 10/12/1988
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ 2 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Urticaceae Pouzolzia zeylanica C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ 1 1 19/01/2023
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ 3 0 26/11/2010
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 3 0 26/11/2010

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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 Wuthathi (Sir Charles Hardy Group) 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-wuthathi-sir-charles-hardy-group-cypal

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