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Wildlife of Palm Island local government area

Total number of species: 134

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 2 0 21/08/1999
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 1 0 09/12/2015
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 1 0 09/07/1975
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 2 1 17/01/2003
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q 9 7 17/01/2003
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 1 1 09/12/2015
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 1 0 09/12/2015
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 5 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 3 0 19/04/1992
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 5 2 10/01/1988
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 20/08/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI 1 0 31/07/1875
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 30/08/1875
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 3 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 3 0 10/01/1988
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 4 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 31/07/1875
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 30/08/1875
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 31/12/1973
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 4 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 3 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 3 0 20/08/1999
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 2 0 30/08/1875
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 1 0 30/12/1885
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 3 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 4 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 3 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 10 0 20/12/1991
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 4 0 07/11/2016
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 14 0 07/11/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 1 0 10/01/1988
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 04/01/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 31/12/1996
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 2 0 28/12/1996
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 6 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 10/01/1988
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 1 0 31/12/1981
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 10/01/1988
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 1 0 07/07/1984
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 12 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 3 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 16 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 8 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 1 0 31/07/1875
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 13/11/2002
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 1 0 30/08/1875
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 2 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 6 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 1 0 02/02/2001
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 2 0 02/02/2001
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 1 0 31/12/1993
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 1 0 09/12/2015
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 1 0 09/12/2015
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q 1 0 31/12/1990
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 09/12/2015
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 4 4 26/05/2004
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 2 1 31/12/1998
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 1 1 24/11/1999
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 4 0 09/12/2015
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI 1 1 31/12/1974
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I 1 0 31/12/1984
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I 1 0 01/07/1977
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I 1 0 31/12/1985
bacteria blue-green algae Nostocaceae Anabaena pseudoscillatoria C NTQ 1 1 02/05/2007
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ 1 1 27/11/2003
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2008
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 1 25/05/2012
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C NTQ 1 1 03/05/2023
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea thozetiana C NTQ 2 2 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas physic nut NAQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium gangeticum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Dunbaria punctata C NTQ 1 1 24/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ 1 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea pubescens C NTQ 1 1 20/10/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia lucida C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Orchidaceae Corymborkis veratrifolia cinnamon orchid SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Passifloraceae Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper macropiper C NTQ 1 1 02/11/2022
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ 2 2 15/05/2025
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ 1 1 29/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triodioides C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 3 3 18/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pteris ensiformis slender bracken SL NTQ 1 1 29/09/2020
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ 1 1 20/02/2017
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015

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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.

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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) Wildlife of Palm Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-palm-island

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