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Rare or threatened animals of Gold Coast local government area

Total number of species: 84

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 12 2 11/10/2014
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI 1 1 27/10/1975
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 6 0 17/08/2016
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 12 2 18/12/2011
mammals Muridae Pseudomys novaehollandiae New Holland mouse V V QA 1 0 18/02/2005
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 109 2 15/03/2016
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus dwyeri large-eared pied bat E E QA 2 0 14/04/2015
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 455 0 26/10/2021
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale penicillata brush-tailed rock-wallaby V V QA 1 0 23/02/2007
mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA 32 2 25/12/2021
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 70 0 29/01/2016
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA 10 0 11/11/2019
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 3271 0 02/09/2025
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus arktos black-tailed antechinus E E QA 116 5 01/07/2017
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA 20 0 13/11/2009
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda star finch (eastern subspecies) E E QA 1 0 01/11/2012
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 1 0 30/11/1927
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 1 0 01/09/1968
birds Dasyornithidae Dasyornis brachypterus eastern bristlebird E E QA 16 0 04/01/2000
birds Atrichornithidae Atrichornis rufescens rufous scrub-bird V E QA 31 0 12/12/2023
birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA 707 0 12/12/2023
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 107 0 27/03/2021
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot CR CE QA 4 0 30/11/1991
birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 34 0 14/08/2007
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 82 0 25/09/2023
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 1438 0 07/03/2020
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 698 5 23/03/2023
birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 4 0 20/09/2000
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 146 0 28/10/2011
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 144 0 15/11/2018
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 43 0 12/02/2022
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 252 0 08/01/2020
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 46 0 04/01/2016
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 160 3 04/05/2013
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1037 5 21/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 30 0 11/02/2015
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1242 2 21/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 194 0 30/10/2010
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 53 0 23/09/2020
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 21 0 16/03/2002
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 75 0 08/01/2020
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 140 1 19/03/2020
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 13 0 08/10/2020
birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I 1 0 05/09/1999
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 220 0 18/12/2019
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 3 0 10/09/2004
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 3 0 31/01/2002
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 9 3 14/11/1994
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 97 18 18/02/2017
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 8 6 05/08/1984
birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 3 1 05/08/1984
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma heraldica Herald petrel CR QAI 4 3 22/01/1971
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI 3 3 01/01/2004
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec petrel C V QAI 4 2 13/04/1988
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 6 1 05/07/1999
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 1 0 31/01/1966
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 1 0 29/09/1998
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 3 2 19/05/1984
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 157 0 14/01/2023
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 53 3 25/09/2023
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 3 3 12/03/2001
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 9 0 21/08/2012
reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 7 4 23/05/2007
reptiles Scincidae Harrisoniascincus zia rainforest cool-skink V V QA 10 0 02/03/2011
reptiles Scincidae Karma tryoni Tryon's skink E QA 4 3 23/02/2007
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 3 2 24/11/1999
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 3 3 24/11/1999
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 5 4 12/05/2004
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 6 0 01/03/2012
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pearsoniana cascade treefrog V QA I 313 94 07/11/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Assa darlingtoni pouched frog V V QA 461 289 12/12/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 45 6 09/11/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes fleayi Fleay's barred frog E E QA 122 16 26/03/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes iteratus giant barred frog V V QA 14 0 12/12/2009
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 1088 1002 09/11/2023
lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I 2 0 31/12/1989
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod E E Q I 4 0 13/10/2011
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I 1 0 16/06/2015
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 1 0 07/01/2012
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 16 0 31/12/1995
insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA 2 0 02/11/1940
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA 85 0 17/03/2023
insects Noctuidae Phyllodes imperialis smithersi E QA 1 0 02/05/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus maidae CR CE Q 3 1 09/12/2021

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.

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

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

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) Rare or threatened animals of Gold Coast local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 January 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?&AreaID=lga-gold-coast&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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