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Wildlife of Wait-a-While Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 48

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q 1 1 26/05/2004
animals mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 24/05/1900
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 31/12/1910
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 1 1 21/09/1909
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 1 0 28/05/1900
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 1 0 31/12/1910
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 1 0 06/06/1900
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 31/12/1958
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 31/12/1910
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 31/12/1910
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 1 0 21/05/1900
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1 0 21/05/1900
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 3 2 06/12/1903
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 20/03/1900
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 2 2 26/05/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 0 29/05/1900
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 1 0 26/05/1900
animals birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 1 0 21/05/1900
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q 4 2 26/05/2004
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 1 0 30/12/1890
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 1 0 02/06/1900
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 17/05/1900
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 21/05/1900
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 18/05/1900
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 2 0 31/05/1900
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 1 0 31/05/1900
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 1 0 17/05/1900
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 3 2 26/05/2004
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 1 0 31/12/1899
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 1 0 31/12/1995
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema tinctorum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia johnsonii C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum jagonis C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neglectum SL NTQ 1 1 23/06/2021
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Spiraeanthemum davidsonii C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia lasioclada CR NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus sericea C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pteris pacifica comb bracken SL NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus hirtus C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006

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

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