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Rare or threatened wildlife of Brisbane local government area

Total number of species: 128

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I 4 1 23/07/1997
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 27 2 15/09/2015
animals mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 3 0 10/08/2014
animals mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA 1 0 06/08/2012
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 24 3 04/11/2015
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 2 0 27/10/2017
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 652 2 27/07/2023
animals mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA 5 1 04/02/2022
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 64 6 31/01/2020
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA 5 1 31/12/1990
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 11804 5 14/10/2025
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA 15 2 31/12/2005
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA 1 1 26/04/1893
animals birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 1 0 22/01/2006
animals birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 7 0 07/06/2002
animals birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA 1 0 03/06/2003
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 651 1 03/06/2023
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot CR CE QA 11 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 31 0 03/06/2017
animals birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA 1 0 31/12/1910
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA 7 2 26/05/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA 4 0 31/08/1993
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 3 0 20/04/2017
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 48 1 02/05/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 1447 3 02/04/2023
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 1 30/04/1924
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 47 0 29/07/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 2126 2 30/04/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 3540 13 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 1550 0 30/04/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 4029 7 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 3562 6 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 154 1 14/01/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 79 0 06/11/2022
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 6228 5 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1318 1 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 4197 2 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 2493 0 02/03/2025
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1235 2 30/04/2023
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 9 3 24/11/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1232 2 02/04/2023
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 1936 7 02/03/2025
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 768 0 02/04/2023
animals birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I 2 0 16/02/2014
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 192 1 25/01/2023
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 18 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 4 0 19/06/1988
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 3 2 24/11/1999
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 28 9 21/10/2013
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 12 5 27/09/2004
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 3 2 31/01/1976
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU 1 0 26/05/2013
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 4 4 04/10/1992
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 8 8 12/08/1982
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 5 3 21/12/1993
animals birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI 1 0 29/10/1994
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 336 0 17/12/2019
animals birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 47 0 09/01/2019
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 7 5 28/01/2012
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 23 5 02/01/2013
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q 19 1 09/07/2025
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 04/07/1976
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 19 14 10/04/2023
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 32 18 03/02/2022
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 1 04/09/1990
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA 5 3 02/01/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 65 2 02/10/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pearsoniana cascade treefrog V QA I 56 23 18/11/2023
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Assa darlingtoni pouched frog V V QA 9 5 19/10/2019
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 107 34 22/10/2023
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus diurnus southern dayfrog PE EX Q 79 73 31/12/1993
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 2256 2120 09/11/2023
animals lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I 23 0 02/03/2021
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I 2 0 20/08/2019
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I 44 0 04/03/2021
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q I 1 0 31/12/1989
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I 1 0 31/12/1971
animals insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 15 0 31/12/1995
animals insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA 4 0 31/12/1995
animals insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA 13 0 02/06/2011
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q 4 0 02/02/2015
plants land plants Apiaceae Lilaeopsis brisbanica E NTQ I 16 15 21/04/2025
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia coronata V NTQ 7 6 01/07/2023
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia longiloba V V NTQ 3 3 25/11/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Picris conyzoides E NTQ 4 4 11/11/2024
plants land plants Asteraceae Podolepis monticola mountain podolepis V NTQ 1 0 28/04/2010
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium peregrinum C E NTQ 6 6 30/10/2023
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Nothoalsomitra suberosa NT NTQ 10 10 05/02/2025
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris baileyi Bailey's cypress NT NTQ 1 0 06/06/2000
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus semifertilis V V NTQ 5 4 01/07/2023
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis difformis E NTQ I 4 0 22/09/2010
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis exalata subsp. velutina V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT NTQ 15 10 05/12/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wongawallanensis E NTQ 1 0 27/03/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V NTQ I 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora fraseri brush sophora V V NTQ 11 10 30/06/2023
plants land plants Maundiaceae Maundia triglochinoides V NTQ I 4 4 25/11/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus argophloia Queensland western white gum CR V NTQ 1 0 30/11/2009
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus curtisii Plunkett mallee NT NTQ 78 37 30/08/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus dunnii Dunn's white gum V NTQ 1 0 30/11/2009
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus hallii Goodwood gum V V NTQ 1 1 07/10/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia gonoclada CR E NTQ 14 14 17/03/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia hillii CR NTQ 17 17 22/05/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia inophloia CR NTQ 18 18 05/02/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia punctata CR NTQ 3 3 18/07/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca irbyana E NTQ 3 3 02/08/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E NTQ 12 9 22/05/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ 12 9 13/09/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus psidioides native guava CR CE NTQ 10 8 20/01/2022
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea lloydii Lloyd's native olive V V NTQ 88 51 19/11/2024
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I 5 2 25/06/2018
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT NTQ 2 2 07/07/2017
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis scoliosa E NTQ 6 6 20/01/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Calyptochloa gracillima subsp. ipsviciensis CR NTQ 8 8 06/03/2025
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria elatior V V NTQ I 4 4 06/05/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea venusta grevillea E NTQ 1 1 10/10/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V NTQ 10 5 25/11/2022
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia ternifolia bopple nut V V NTQ 6 5 25/11/2022
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia tetraphylla V V NTQ 3 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Durringtonia paludosa durringtonia NT NTQ 10 10 25/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria gymnocarpa CR NTQ 31 31 11/06/2025
plants land plants Santalaceae Thesium australe toadflax V V NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis shirleyana wedge-leaf tuckeroo V V NTQ 7 7 25/11/2022
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella eerwah E E NTQ 1 1 13/07/2020
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum mentiens E NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus cunninghamii E E NTQ 14 14 25/11/2022
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos harroldii hairy hazelwood NT NTQ 13 12 25/11/2022

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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 wildlife of Brisbane local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-brisbane&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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