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Wildlife of Curtis Island Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 133

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II 1 0 31/01/1990
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 1 0 31/01/1990
animals mammals Equidae Equus caballus horse II 1 0 13/10/2019
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II 1 0 31/01/1990
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 2 0 13/10/2021
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 0 31/01/1990
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 0 31/01/1990
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C NTQ I 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra confertifolia C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ 1 1 23/08/2013
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina luehmannii bull oak C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C NTQ 2 1 10/03/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 4 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella rara C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha pubescens downy devil's twine C NTQ 1 0 11/09/1994
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia amblygona fan-leaf wattle C NTQ 2 0 11/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ 3 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia conferta C NNQ 5 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx C NTQ 4 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Chorizema parviflorum eastern flame pea C NTQ 3 2 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium pinnatum poor mans gold C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ 1 0 11/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes guianensis NAQ 1 1 12/09/1994
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. congener C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus splendens pink hibiscus C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ 1 1 19/11/2012
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella citriodora C NTQ 4 1 10/04/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ 1 0 19/05/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 4 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 3 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ 5 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus fibrosa C NTQ 1 0 11/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus fibrosa subsp. fibrosa C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ 3 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ 2 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa subsp. nervosa C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ 1 1 13/01/2017
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ 4 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 3 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia stricta wiry panic C NTQ 2 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 6 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ 5 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C NTQ 1 1 10/03/2021
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ 2 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1994
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 3 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea fulva swamp grasstree SL NTQ I 1 0 12/09/1994
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia SL NTQ 5 1 31/05/2022
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea pumilio SL NTQ 2 2 25/05/2018

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

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