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Wildlife of Bowden Reef (prov) 100K map tile

Total number of species: 37

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 5 0 31/12/1997
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1 0 30/07/1954
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 1 0 31/10/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 1 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 2 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 2 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 2 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 2 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 2 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 2 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 2 0 05/05/2009
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 2 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 16/11/1995
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1968
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI 1 0 06/01/1988
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI 1 1 19/05/1981
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 1 0 09/11/2014
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa racemosa C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Chlorodesmis fastigiata C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Tydemania expeditionis C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I 7 7 07/12/2018
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL NTQ I 3 3 23/12/2011
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL NTQ I 8 8 07/12/2018
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ 1 1 09/06/2009
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tepperi SL NTQ I 1 1 04/12/2012
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax saligna forma saligna C NTQ 1 1 09/02/2005
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Bowden Reef (prov) 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-bowden-reef-prov

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