Skip links and keyboard navigation

Rare or threatened animals of Great Sandy National Park

Total number of species: 84

Download this information in .CSV format

Species name has been superseded by a new species name
Click here for more detailed information about this species
Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 12 0 13/10/2012
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera borealis sei whale C V QAI 1 1 31/12/1966
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI 1 0 11/09/2010
mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA 1 0 16/09/2005
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 8 0 07/11/2011
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 106 1 04/11/2016
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 15 1 15/04/2011
mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA 7 0 16/11/2017
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 6 0 19/04/1999
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA 39 0 19/04/1999
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 216 0 02/08/2025
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA 1 0 19/04/1999
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 1 0 31/12/1969
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 1 0 30/12/1870
birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA 1 0 13/06/1970
birds Maluridae Stipiturus malachurus southern emu-wren V QA 45 0 11/03/2008
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 33 1 16/03/2008
birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA 530 5 27/01/2022
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA 1 0 17/01/2003
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 37 0 27/03/2020
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 15 1 19/11/2003
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 201 5 24/04/2023
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 1 27/10/1968
birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 56 4 30/06/2020
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 62 0 17/10/2022
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 87 2 17/10/2022
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 30 0 03/02/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 58 0 03/02/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 63 0 03/02/2023
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 18 1 18/02/2006
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 422 9 24/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 7 0 19/01/2018
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 333 0 03/02/2023
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 138 0 03/02/2023
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 29 0 03/02/2023
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 96 0 03/02/2023
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 78 0 24/04/2023
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 45 0 03/02/2023
birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I 6 0 13/08/2010
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 274 1 24/04/2023
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 9 0 17/01/2003
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 1 0 29/03/2004
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 17 2 11/05/1999
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 84 8 17/07/2002
birds Procellariidae Halobaena caerulea blue petrel V V VU 7 6 13/08/1999
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 44 1 30/06/2013
birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 11 2 21/06/2009
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI 6 3 28/01/2009
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Antipodean albatross V V QAI 1 0 31/05/2008
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 21 6 27/06/2013
birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 8 3 19/04/1999
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU 3 0 30/05/2013
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross V V QAI 5 0 27/07/2010
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 27 11 04/09/2011
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 12 2 08/08/2000
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 30 6 12/08/2008
birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI 1 1 24/03/1999
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 84 0 30/11/2014
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 20 0 15/02/2013
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 22 0 31/03/2004
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 66 2 01/01/2016
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q 34 3 02/11/2002
reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 9 0 15/11/2009
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 25/12/1988
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 35 1 21/06/2022
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 38 1 21/06/2023
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 4 0 14/11/2007
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI 5 0 20/12/1999
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 1 0 24/07/1999
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I 498 279 03/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA 177 84 13/09/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 267 52 24/02/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 394 164 14/09/2023
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 4 1 05/01/2022
lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I 1 0 01/12/1992
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod E E Q I 1 1 01/12/1992
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I 40 0 16/09/2021
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse E E QA I 1 0 17/11/1995
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q I 36 0 22/04/2021
cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI I 5 0 15/11/2015
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 1 0 09/09/2003
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 2 0 13/01/1996
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q 13 0 29/05/2014
malacostracans Parastacidae Tenuibranchiurus glypticus swamp crayfish E Q 5 0 13/01/2022

Click here to view species sighting metadata.

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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 Great Sandy National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-great-sandy&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation