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Wildlife of Walters Plains Lake DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 49

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 1 0 21/07/2022
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 2 0 21/07/2022
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 2 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I 1 0 21/10/2003
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I 1 0 10/09/2002
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 2 0 21/10/2003
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus victoriensis C NTQ 2 2 13/12/2019
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii Reid River box C NTQ 3 3 11/08/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 1 0 14/10/2000
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. muelleri C NTQ I 1 1 30/08/2019

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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 Walters Plains Lake DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-walters-plains-lake

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