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Wildlife of Buyu Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 106

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 2 0 09/03/2010
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 2 0 08/03/2010
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 3 0 05/10/2006
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum E Q 6 0 07/10/2006
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q 3 0 05/10/2010
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirulus herbertensis Herbert River ringtail possum C Q 17 0 05/10/2010
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q 1 0 06/10/2006
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 08/10/2010
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 2 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 1 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 2 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 2 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 2 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 2 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 21/02/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 18/10/1998
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 3 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 2 0 28/03/1999
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 1 0 11/10/2006
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 1 0 06/10/2010
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 1 0 24/11/1996
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 24/11/1996
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina robusta robust whistlefrog C Q 1 0 12/10/1995
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q 1 0 12/10/1995
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 1 0 12/10/1995
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria revelata whirring treefrog C QA I 1 0 12/10/1995
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog C Q I 2 0 31/12/1991
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I 1 0 12/10/1995
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded Q 2 0 31/12/1991
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Trametes modesta C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2018
plants land plants Athyriaceae Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua Japanese lady fern C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium squamuligerum CR NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris wattsii CR NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis walleri V V NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus johnsonii Kuranda quandong C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus largiflorens subsp. largiflorens C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum brassii SL NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum obscurum SL NTQ 2 2 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Didymoglossum bimarginatum SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus ledermannii V NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Melastomataceae Pleroma heteromallum DNQ 1 1 04/03/2022
plants land plants Oleandraceae Oleandra musifolia C NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Orchidaceae Anoectochilus yatesiae jewel orchid NT NTQ 1 1 09/04/2018
plants land plants Pteridaceae Haplopteris ensiformis SL NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis flagelliformis var. flagelliformis C NTQ 1 1 09/12/2020
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Reholttumia sogerensis SL NTQ 1 1 17/05/2023

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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 Buyu Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-buyu-nature-refuge

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