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Wildlife of Capricorn Channel South 100K map tile

Total number of species: 146

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI 2 0 21/07/2012
animals mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand fur seal C VI 1 0 23/09/2016
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 8 0 28/11/1989
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 5 0 31/10/1972
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 5 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 32 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus silvereye (southern Great Barrier Reef Islands) C Q 2 0 13/03/2019
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 4 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 5 0 02/10/1993
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 2 0 12/10/1968
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 5 0 07/06/1997
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI 1 0 01/10/1972
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 1 0 31/10/1972
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 5 0 31/10/1972
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 3 0 09/09/1989
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 2 0 31/05/1971
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 4 0 31/10/1973
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1 0 12/05/1986
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 4 0 31/03/1970
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 7 0 12/05/1986
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 3 0 30/11/1971
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA 2 0 18/09/1968
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 6 0 31/10/1973
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 08/06/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 13 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 1 0 17/08/1974
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 3 0 12/02/1989
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 6 0 24/09/1986
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 2 0 21/09/1968
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 98 3 08/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 7 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 163 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 79 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 31/12/1987
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 200 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 202 1 11/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 47 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 171 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 114 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 7 0 28/11/1989
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 68 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 10 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 5 0 13/02/1990
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 4 0 31/01/1972
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 1 0 14/01/1990
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 13 0 05/12/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 8 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 32 0 08/06/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 37 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2 0 07/12/1927
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 4 0 08/06/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 52 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 45 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 20 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 2 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I 1 0 23/08/2016
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 7 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 45 0 12/11/2019
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 3 0 21/02/1993
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 62 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 56 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 50 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 56 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1 0 29/01/1998
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 2 0 20/09/1968
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 2 0 30/04/1972
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 45 0 13/03/2019
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 10 0 23/08/2016
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 196 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 3 0 28/11/2014
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 48 0 27/01/2012
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sp. C U 1 0 12/11/2019
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 39 0 04/12/2016
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 8 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 2 0 30/11/1971
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 25 0 11/02/2020
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 4 0 14/11/1999
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 7 0 21/02/1993
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 6 0 21/02/2018
animals birds Procellariidae Pachyptila desolata Antarctic prion C VU 1 0 01/07/1974
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI 1 1 31/12/1984
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 2 0 31/07/1969
animals birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 1 0 01/07/1974
animals birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 1 0 07/05/1996
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 2 0 07/12/1927
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 04/01/1989
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 2 0 27/03/1973
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 15/12/1986
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 2 0 17/11/1971
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 01/07/1990
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 31/12/1977
bacteria blue-green algae Microcoleaceae Porphyrosiphon notarisii C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
bacteria blue-green algae Microcystaceae Anacystis montana C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
bacteria blue-green algae Oscillatoriaceae Blennothrix lyngbyacea C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
bacteria blue-green algae Scytonemataceae Scytonema hofman-bangii C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota bartayresiana C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Florideophyceae Callithamniaceae Crouania minutissima C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Antithamnion lherminieri C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Ceramium camouii C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Corallinaceae Jania adhaerens C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Dictyurus purpurascens C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria marginata C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Dasyclonium incisum C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Dipterosiphonia dendritica C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Florideophyceae Rhodymeniaceae Botryocladia leptopoda C NTQ 1 1 03/10/2018
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Cladophora crystallina C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Rhizoclonium implexum C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Rhizoclonium tortuosum C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda opuntia C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Kornmanniaceae Pseudendoclonium submarinum C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Enteromorpha clathrata C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva lactuca C NTQ 2 2 27/05/2009
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 1 0 10/11/2021
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ 1 1 25/08/2022
plants land plants Aizoaceae Tetragonia tetragonoides New Zealand spinach C NTQ 7 4 10/11/2021
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 6 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitum NAQ 1 1 18/09/2017
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene cussonii C NTQ 2 2 10/11/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 3 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ 2 1 28/11/2019
plants land plants Brassicaceae Brassica rapa subsp. campestris NAQ 1 1 27/05/2009
plants land plants Brassicaceae Cakile edentula sea rocket NAQ 3 2 29/04/2019
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium didymum NAQ 1 1 17/02/2020
plants land plants Bryaceae Gemmabryum coronatum C NTQ 1 1 12/10/2006
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 4 2 10/11/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia prostrata NAQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 6 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 5 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. heronensis C NTQ 6 2 10/11/2021
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Commicarpus insularum C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ 2 1 14/03/2011
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ 3 3 11/06/2018
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ 5 2 10/11/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ 2 2 15/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 5 2 10/11/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum micranthum C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 2 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ 2 2 08/12/2022
plants uncertain Incertae sedis Plantae Schizothrix calcicola C QI 3 3 27/05/2009

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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 Capricorn Channel South 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-capricorn-channel-south

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