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Rare or threatened animals of North Stradbroke Island DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 55

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 22 2 21/09/2015
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 1 0 15/08/2014
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 37 3 30/12/2014
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 57 7 23/08/1995
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 22 0 15/11/2012
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 2321 0 18/11/2025
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 1 0 01/07/2018
birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 2 0 17/01/2003
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 235 0 20/12/2012
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 332 8 13/02/2021
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 36 1 28/10/2011
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 10 0 17/01/2003
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 42 0 18/07/2022
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 85 0 07/04/2015
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 51 0 18/07/2022
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 5 0 31/12/1991
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 819 1 18/07/2022
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 5 0 08/01/2020
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 477 0 14/07/2021
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 92 0 29/10/2018
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 7 0 08/12/2010
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 33 0 16/05/2018
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 53 0 16/07/2018
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 39 0 23/04/2020
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 44 0 01/08/2023
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 18 4 23/02/2014
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 629 5 25/02/2019
birds Procellariidae Halobaena caerulea blue petrel V V VU 3 2 06/08/1999
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 14 4 05/08/2000
birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 4 0 17/07/1999
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI 6 3 04/03/2006
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec petrel C V QAI 3 0 15/12/1996
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 12 6 01/01/2004
birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 4 4 31/07/1973
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU 4 1 16/03/2012
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross V V QAI 6 2 19/05/2012
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 8 2 03/06/2002
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 9 1 03/07/1999
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 22 4 03/06/2008
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 15 0 08/11/2018
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 12 7 18/02/1987
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 2 0 31/12/1975
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 2 1 16/06/1997
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 8 5 22/12/2004
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 24 9 04/03/2012
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 2 0 04/03/2012
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I 115 35 11/08/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA 26 0 19/02/2016
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 160 41 11/08/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. cf. cooloolensis (North Stradbroke Is population) NT Q 24 0 30/12/2012
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 250 88 22/09/2023
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I 3 0 21/03/2018
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse E E QA I 1 0 14/12/2008
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA 1 0 31/12/1921
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q 1 0 23/02/2014

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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.

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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


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Rare or threatened animals of North Stradbroke Island DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-north-stradbroke-island&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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