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Wildlife of Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 51

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI 1 1 31/12/1973
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI 1 1 31/12/1973
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA 1 1 31/12/1973
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1 0 27/08/1993
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1 0 27/08/1993
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 01/09/1993
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 1 0 01/09/1993
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 1 0 27/08/1993
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 22/05/1993
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 1 0 20/05/1993
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 3 0 31/05/1988
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia fruticosa C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT NTQ I 2 2 25/11/2022
plants land plants Brownlowiaceae Brownlowia argentata NT NTQ 7 7 20/01/2022
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2012
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2012
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Maranthes corymbosa C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2022
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia jensenii C NTQ 1 1 27/08/2020
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas silvestris V V NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros calycantha C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros littorea C NTQ I 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus pleiogynus C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C NTQ 1 1 16/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ 1 1 23/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron hirsutum C NTQ 2 2 13/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia candenatensis C NTQ 1 1 08/06/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia caseolaris C NTQ I 1 1 26/09/2016
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea rigidifolia C NTQ 1 1 20/10/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C NTQ 1 1 08/01/2019
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C NTQ 1 1 09/11/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon youngii C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Pandanaceae Benstonea lauterbachii C NTQ 1 1 01/06/2018
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea baileyana C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia australasica C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus verticis C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C NTQ I 1 1 31/07/2020
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2012
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C NTQ 1 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia peninsularis C NTQ 1 1 23/07/2013
plants land plants Rutaceae Eriostemon banksii C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis fleckeri C NTQ 1 1 09/12/2020
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021

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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 Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-olive-river-estuary-eastern-cape-york

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