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Birds of Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park

Total number of species: 54

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 1 0 28/10/1987
Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 30/05/1984
Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 31/05/1970
Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 31/05/1970
Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 31/05/1970
Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 2 0 23/12/1991
Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 34 4 04/09/2013
Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 504 26 15/06/2020
Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 416 0 15/06/2020
Laridae Larus dominicanus kelp gull C VU 1 0 31/12/1996
Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 35 0 24/10/2020
Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 590 75 15/06/2020
Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 50 0 03/12/2018
Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 12 0 05/11/2019
Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 311 0 15/06/2020
Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 89 0 15/06/2020
Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 0 24/08/1994
Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 560 21 16/04/2020
Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 608 8 15/06/2020
Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU 1 0 31/12/1983
Stercorariidae Stercorarius pomarinus pomarine jaeger SL QAI 1 0 31/12/1983
Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 352 0 15/06/2020
Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 2 0 01/11/2017
Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 2 0 01/12/2017
Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 2 0 02/10/2018
Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 5 0 02/09/2019
Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 2 0 19/01/1984
Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 29/04/1993
Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 3 0 24/08/1994
Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 02/10/2018
Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 1 0 26/08/1984
Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1 0 02/08/2002
Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 9 0 18/10/2001
Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 5 0 25/10/2007
Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 2 0 27/12/1994
Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 13/07/1999
Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I 1 0 31/05/1970
Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 19/07/2008
Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 2 0 03/10/2012
Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 1 0 01/10/2003
Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 33 0 07/10/2015
Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 36 0 03/09/2018
Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 421 0 24/10/2020
Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI 21 0 27/02/2017
Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 110 0 15/06/2020
Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 97 0 14/05/2020
Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U 14 0 08/01/2020
Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 4 0 31/12/1996
Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 4 0 31/12/1996
Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 1 0 01/01/1985
Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI 2 0 31/12/1996
Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 02/01/1991
Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI 14 0 31/12/1996
Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 7 0 31/12/1996

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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) Birds of Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-michaelmas-and-upolu-cays&Class=birds&Kingdom=animals

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