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Animals of Ferntree Creek National Park

Total number of species: 192

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 1 0 03/10/1996
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 18 0 21/10/2011
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 21 0 21/10/2011
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI 4 0 15/10/2010
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI 1 0 16/07/2010
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus caninus short-eared possum C QA 1 0 19/11/1996
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA 1 0 03/10/1996
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 2 0 06/11/2011
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 9 0 07/01/1995
birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 2 0 03/09/1994
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 49 0 15/06/2007
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 2 0 07/05/1994
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 10 0 18/06/2015
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 35 0 19/02/2007
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 26/07/1994
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 29 0 18/06/2015
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 68 0 18/06/2015
birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA 13 0 31/05/2007
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 1 0 15/11/2004
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 17 0 29/09/2007
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 4 0 15/04/1994
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 2 0 31/05/2007
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 11 0 28/01/1995
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 16 0 18/06/2015
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 116 0 18/06/2015
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 82 0 18/06/2015
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 14 0 18/06/2015
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 28 0 15/06/2007
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 64 0 09/10/2007
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 4 0 29/09/2007
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 37 0 18/06/2015
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 79 0 18/06/2015
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 74 0 18/06/2015
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 88 0 18/06/2015
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 52 0 18/06/2015
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 62 0 18/06/2015
birds Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA 5 0 18/06/2015
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 51 0 09/10/2007
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 54 0 18/06/2015
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 131 0 18/06/2015
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 19 0 28/07/2005
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 23/03/1994
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 51 0 18/06/2015
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 23 0 28/01/2007
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 17 0 18/06/2015
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 5 0 18/06/2015
birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 152 0 18/06/2015
birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 5 0 18/06/2015
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera chrysoptera little wattlebird C QA 2 0 29/09/2007
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 2 0 31/05/2007
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 16 0 19/02/2007
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 15 0 29/09/2007
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 52 0 19/02/2007
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 174 0 18/06/2015
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 20 0 09/10/2007
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 5 0 07/10/2004
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 2 0 12/11/1994
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 56 0 18/06/2015
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 26 0 18/06/2015
birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 2 0 12/10/2007
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 9 0 18/06/2015
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 55 0 18/06/2015
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 65 0 18/06/2015
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 6 0 18/06/2015
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 5 0 18/06/2015
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 24 0 18/06/2015
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 12 0 18/06/2015
birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA 32 0 15/06/2007
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 15 0 15/06/2007
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA 1 0 13/02/2000
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA 3 0 28/07/2005
birds Climacteridae Climacteris erythrops red-browed treecreeper C QA 1 0 01/03/1992
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 14 0 18/06/2015
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 38 0 16/10/2003
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 6 0 27/12/1993
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 21 0 18/06/2015
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 01/02/1995
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 90 0 29/09/2007
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 18 0 15/10/2001
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 11 0 18/06/2015
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 30/05/2014
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 1 0 30/05/2014
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 19 0 18/12/2006
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 3 0 05/10/1998
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 20 0 29/09/2007
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 3 0 18/06/2015
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 25 0 18/06/2015
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 23 0 19/02/2007
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 6 0 07/01/1995
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 36 0 18/06/2015
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 21 0 19/02/2007
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 19 0 18/04/2007
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 86 0 18/06/2015
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 31 0 18/06/2015
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 1 0 05/05/1992
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 21 0 19/02/2007
birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 18 0 18/06/2015
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 3 0 19/02/2007
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 1 0 23/05/1993
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 7 0 23/03/2005
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 1 0 13/09/2000
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 20 0 12/10/2007
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 2 0 17/04/1994
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 15/08/1993
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 10 0 04/06/2005
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI 7 0 31/05/2001
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 2 0 06/04/2006
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 3 0 14/09/1994
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 11 0 11/12/2003
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 04/06/2005
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 2 0 17/04/1994
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 4 0 06/04/2006
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 1 0 01/08/1996
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 16/10/2003
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 4 0 10/11/2005
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 2 0 18/06/2015
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 3 0 02/07/2014
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 10 0 18/06/2015
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 17 0 19/02/2007
birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 2 0 09/05/1999
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 81 0 18/06/2015
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 50 0 18/04/2007
birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 28 0 18/06/2015
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 56 0 18/06/2015
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 19 0 19/02/2007
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 3 0 15/06/2007
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 8 0 18/06/2015
birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 11 0 18/06/2015
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 5 0 19/02/2007
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 3 0 19/02/2007
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 7 0 15/11/2004
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 3 0 16/10/2003
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 2 0 17/03/2002
amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 15 10 08/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 80 79 08/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 1 1 23/11/2021
amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA 14 13 14/09/2022
amphibians Hylidae Litoria tyleri southern laughing treefrog C QA I 30 29 08/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA 2 0 03/10/1996
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes fasciolatus great barred frog C QA 1 0 14/12/1996
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 31 27 07/11/2023
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 11 10 19/11/2022
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Afurcagobius tamarensis Tamar goby QA I 1 1 05/07/2009
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I 1 1 05/07/2009
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius macrostoma largemouth goby QA I 9 1 09/10/2013
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Gobiomorphus australis striped gudgeon QA I 24 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Gobiomorphus coxii Cox gudgeon QA I 5 1 04/10/2012
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I 24 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I 8 0 04/04/2013
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I 2 0 09/10/2013
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I 1 0 02/05/2012
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon grandiceps flathead gudgeon QA I 12 0 09/10/2013
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I 22 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Trachystoma petardi pinkeye mullet QA I 5 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Sparidae Acanthopagrus australis yellowfin bream QA I 11 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I 9 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Percalates novemaculeata Australian bass QA I 5 0 13/04/2011
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis marianus estuary glassfish QA I 17 0 04/04/2013
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I 17 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I 14 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I 1 0 02/05/2012
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus hellerii swordtail II I 17 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II I 7 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I 23 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia duboulayi crimsonspotted rainbowfish QA I 8 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Rhadinocentrus ornatus ornate rainbowfish QA I 1 0 13/04/2011
ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA I 7 0 09/04/2014
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I 6 0 09/10/2013
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I 1 0 16/04/2008
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla australis southern shortfin eel QAI I 3 0 30/09/2009
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I 24 0 09/04/2014
insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI 1 0 06/11/1993
insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI 1 0 23/05/1993
insects Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II 8 0 13/06/1994
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 2 0 14/09/1994
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA 4 0 08/08/1996
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI 2 0 15/11/1992
insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI 2 0 17/04/1994
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA 10 0 08/08/1996
insects Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA 1 0 13/06/1994
insects Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI 1 0 06/11/1993
insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA 1 0 01/08/1996
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI 3 0 14/09/1994
insects Pieridae Delias nigrina black jezebel QA 8 0 01/08/1996
insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI 4 0 17/04/1994
insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI 7 0 14/09/1994
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 2 0 17/04/1994

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Animals of Ferntree Creek National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-ferntree-creek&Kingdom=animals

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