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Wildlife of Esk National Park

Total number of species: 156

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 3 0 20/10/1995
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA 4 0 03/01/2022
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 4 0 24/10/2021
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 1 0 11/09/1993
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 1 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 5 0 17/05/2017
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 1 0 17/05/2017
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 2 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 4 0 12/04/2017
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 6 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 4 0 12/04/2017
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 4 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 6 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA 1 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 1 0 12/04/2017
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 3 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 5 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 2 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 7 0 05/07/2017
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 07/12/2016
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 03/01/2000
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 1 0 31/12/1983
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 3 0 20/10/1995
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 1 0 07/12/2016
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 2 0 30/01/2021
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 02/10/1999
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 1 0 31/12/1983
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 0 14/11/1993
plants land plants Apiaceae Actinotus helianthi flannel flower C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene incisa C NTQ 1 1 11/04/2024
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra beaniana C NTQ 2 2 17/08/2023
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra confertifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ 2 2 09/12/2020
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ 6 5 23/10/2024
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra multiflora C NTQ 2 1 08/10/2020
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra phillipsiorum C NTQ 2 2 14/08/2025
plants land plants Asteraceae Podolepis neglecta C NTQ 1 1 16/04/2024
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ 1 1 09/04/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C NTQ 1 1 08/04/2021
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL NTQ 1 0 05/07/2017
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ 1 1 11/04/2024
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia stricta SL NTQ 1 1 11/04/2024
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta SL NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C NTQ 2 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Cyperaceae Caustis blakei subsp. macrantha V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis var. obtusifolia C NTQ 1 1 21/06/2021
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia riparia C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Ericaceae Monotoca scoparia prickly broom heath C NTQ 2 1 29/03/2021
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mutica C NTQ 1 1 21/06/2021
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sparsa C NTQ 1 1 27/11/2024
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia delicata C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2024
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. caerulea C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 1 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha muelleri C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ 2 1 11/04/2024
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Laxmannia gracilis slender wire lily C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia baeuerlenii C NTQ 1 1 18/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia complanata flatstem wattle C NTQ 2 1 08/04/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland silver wattle C NNQ 2 1 05/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia quadrilateralis C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ 1 1 28/06/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ 1 1 16/04/2024
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ 1 1 26/06/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia wyattiana long-leaved bitter pea C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ 2 1 23/04/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Dillwynia phylicoides C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina var. clandestina C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ 3 2 10/04/2024
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea planifolia C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea ramulosa C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2010
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ 3 1 08/10/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea cunninghamii prickly pea C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ 1 1 23/04/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora floribunda rough-barked apple C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora woodsiana smudgee C NTQ 4 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella citriodora C NTQ 3 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ 1 0 17/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia gummifera red bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 3 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia C NTQ 13 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ 3 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus baileyana Bailey's stringybark C NTQ 27 2 18/03/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus eugenioides C NTQ 1 0 12/04/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus helidonica C NTQ 4 2 18/03/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys C NTQ 1 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus planchoniana C NTQ 3 2 27/05/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus propinqua small-fruited grey gum C NTQ 1 0 18/04/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna C NTQ 1 0 12/04/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 1 0 12/04/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium trinervium C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ 1 0 15/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1 0 12/04/2017
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hirtellus C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ramosa purple wiregrass C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia stricta wiry panic C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ 1 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala triflora C NTQ 1 1 09/04/2021
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ 2 2 27/11/2024
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia spinulosa var. collina C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea banksii C NNQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea robusta C NTQ 1 0 05/07/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Lomatia silaifolia crinkle bush C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 4 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus NAQ 1 1 08/04/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Opercularia diphylla C NTQ 1 1 08/04/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ 2 1 08/10/2020
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis native cherry C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia C NTQ 2 1 08/10/2020
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 2 0 08/10/2020
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea monopetala C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ 3 0 08/10/2020

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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 Esk National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-esk

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