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Wildlife of Weary Bay (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 191

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI 1 1 29/09/1990
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 8 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 11 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA 1 0 18/06/1964
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 1 0 18/06/1964
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 1 0 20/06/1964
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 4 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 50 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 11 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 4 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 2 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 3 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 6 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 1 0 18/06/1964
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 3 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 7 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 9 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 2 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 2 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 5 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA 1 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 3 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q 2 0 05/11/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 1 0 18/06/1964
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 3 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 1 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 7 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 3 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 6 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 4 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 2 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 05/09/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 2 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 2 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 05/09/2002
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 2 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 15/10/2000
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 3 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I 1 0 15/10/2000
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 05/09/2002
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 05/09/2002
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 5 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 4 0 21/08/2005
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 6 0 06/09/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 6 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 17/08/2003
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 3 0 06/09/2002
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 1 1 23/04/2022
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus prostratus NAQ 1 1 21/04/2015
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 2 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona reticulata custard apple NAQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ 2 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ 2 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele wendlandiana C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2025
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia deltantha C NTQ 1 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 2 1 07/06/2017
plants land plants Blechnaceae Stenochlaena palustris climbing swamp fern SL NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium sarmentosum C NTQ 1 1 15/05/2008
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 2 2 27/09/2021
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia fasciculiflora C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 2 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 2 1 21/01/2016
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant NAQ 2 2 31/05/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 3 2 11/08/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I 2 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia C U 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum australianum C NTQ 1 1 28/03/2025
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ 2 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ 2 2 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ 2 2 18/05/2023
plants land plants Gentianaceae Fagraea cambagei C NTQ 1 1 16/06/2014
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 1 1 27/03/2017
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ 2 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ 4 3 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 1 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra montana C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ 2 2 02/05/2007
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia calyptrata C NTQ 1 1 21/01/2016
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ 2 2 05/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 2 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron xanthoxylon yellow siris NT NTQ 1 1 23/08/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. unijuga NAQ 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Leguminosae Vandasina retusa C NTQ 1 1 24/07/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia maritima C NTQ 3 3 27/03/2017
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ 1 1 02/12/2021
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea pubescens C NTQ 1 1 20/10/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C NTQ 1 1 23/01/2019
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine urceolata C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia hughesii CR NTQ 1 1 23/04/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia nesophila C NTQ 1 1 17/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ 2 2 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ 3 3 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I 2 1 06/08/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus effusa E NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C NTQ 1 1 18/11/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum bumpy satinash C NTQ 1 1 05/03/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cryptophlebium C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ 1 1 05/03/2025
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ 2 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ 2 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia calamiformis SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Pentaphylacaceae Ternstroemia cherryi cherry beech C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum rubiginosum C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Leptaspis banksii C NTQ 1 1 12/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 2 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 4 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ 2 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C NTQ 1 1 11/05/2004
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia dentata C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 1 1 27/03/2017
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera sexangula C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora apiculata C NTQ I 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ 2 2 14/12/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ 1 1 27/03/2017
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia ovularis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ 2 2 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia U 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. pubigera C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ 2 2 29/10/2020
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis smithii wild tamarind C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa C NTQ 2 2 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia rhyticarpa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ 3 3 21/01/2016
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ 2 1 28/01/2022
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ 1 0 08/09/1993
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Weary Bay (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-weary-bay-eastern-cape-york

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