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Rare or threatened animals of Moreton Bay Marine Park

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 162 3 15/01/2016
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI 2 0 31/12/1992
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 13 0 15/08/2014
mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA 1 0 06/08/2012
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 216 17 01/12/2015
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 345 20 07/12/2021
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 306 2 05/02/2021
mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA 2 0 31/12/1974
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 1 0 31/12/1980
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 13458 0 19/11/2025
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 3 0 27/07/1992
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 8 0 12/03/1998
birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA 1 0 03/06/2003
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 33 0 23/04/2021
birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 7 0 25/05/1993
birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA 5 0 17/01/2003
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 1 0 04/05/2013
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 108 0 16/11/2012
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 3583 26 02/04/2023
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 1 30/04/1924
birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 2 0 16/10/2012
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 3206 26 30/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 5253 14 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 2410 3 30/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 6943 11 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 6364 9 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 314 0 10/03/2023
birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 123 0 06/11/2022
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 15102 55 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2257 0 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 12114 3 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 5339 0 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 2559 0 30/04/2023
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 29 2 17/12/2015
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 2549 11 02/04/2023
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 3794 22 02/03/2025
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 982 0 02/04/2023
birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I 7 0 16/02/2014
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 839 1 01/08/2023
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 1 0 31/12/1978
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 5 0 30/03/2006
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 23 6 23/02/2014
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 944 10 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 37 14 27/09/2004
birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 8 1 29/06/2013
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 7 0 15/12/1996
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 20 11 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 5 1 26/05/2013
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross V V QAI 9 2 18/06/2011
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 21 9 16/08/2008
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 13 5 03/07/1999
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 36 7 01/07/2015
birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI 2 0 29/10/1994
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 180 0 08/11/2018
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 1 0 29/09/2008
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 21 9 28/01/2012
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 3 0 25/04/1992
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 11 4 10/08/2003
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 46 29 10/04/2023
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 136 82 03/02/2022
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 4 2 27/07/2007
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI 3 2 01/10/2015
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 5 1 23/02/1993
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I 18 0 21/02/2015
amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA 20 10 02/01/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 106 12 02/10/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. cf. cooloolensis (North Stradbroke Is population) NT Q 6 0 31/12/2000
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 370 177 18/07/2023
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 16 11 23/09/2022
lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I 1 0 31/12/1983
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I 43 0 04/03/2021
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse E E QA I 1 0 14/12/2008
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q I 1 0 31/12/1987
cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI I 71 0 29/07/2016
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias white shark V QAI I 1 0 31/12/2002
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 1 0 27/01/2008
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 72 0 06/12/1999
insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA 1 0 31/12/1995
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA 2 0 24/03/1994
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q 3 0 02/02/2015
malacostracans Parastacidae Tenuibranchiurus glypticus swamp crayfish E Q 2 0 12/04/2011

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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 Moreton Bay Marine Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=marine-park-moreton-bay&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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