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Wildlife of The Rapids Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 47

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 31/10/1930
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 31/10/1930
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 20/04/2005
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 1 0 20/04/2005
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA 1 1 17/01/1970
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper NAQ 1 0 07/08/2017
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C NTQ I 1 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I 1 1 12/10/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ 1 1 25/07/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora leiocarpa rusty gum C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora subvelutina C NTQ 1 1 13/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella citriodora C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 1 0 20/11/1995
plants land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I 1 1 12/08/2020
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 0 07/08/2017

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

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