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Wildlife of Avocet Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 201

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea frenata bridled nailtail wallaby E E Q 1 0 08/06/2003
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 2 0 08/06/2003
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 3 0 31/12/1998
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 08/06/2003
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 16 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 5 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 2 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA 6 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 6 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 4 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 7 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 9 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 4 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U 10 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 20 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 12 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 13 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 5 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 27 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 5 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 13 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 24 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 22/09/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 5 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 2 0 20/09/2001
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 2 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 2 0 15/09/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 1 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 1 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 3 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 9 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 3 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 4 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 13 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA 6 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI 7 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 11 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 6 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 1 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 26 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA 9 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 13 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 4 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA 2 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 11 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA 5 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 15 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 6 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 8 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 5 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA 1 0 20/09/2001
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 8 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 14 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 3 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 4 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 4 0 08/06/2003
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 5 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 6 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 13 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 2 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 14 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 3 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA 5 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 5 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 5 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 3 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI 6 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 1 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 7 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 1 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 3 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 2 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 1 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I 5 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 16/09/2001
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I 5 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 4 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 7 0 02/04/2004
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 12 0 17/04/2007
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 5 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 7 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 3 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 8 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 10 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I 2 0 18/09/2001
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 3 0 01/04/2004
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 3 0 16/04/2007
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I 2 0 31/03/2004
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA 2 0 18/09/2001
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA 1 1 05/11/2020
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I 1 1 05/11/2020
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA 2 2 05/11/2020
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 1 0 08/06/2003
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 2 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed NAQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon serrulatum C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis sp. (Goonderoo R.J.Fensham 3815) C NTQ 2 2 12/08/2019
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. (Splityard Creek L.Pedley 5360) C NTQ 2 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine cyrtoloba C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon fraseri subsp. fraseri C NTQ 1 1 04/10/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus C NTQ 2 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida atherophora C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus orgadophila mountain coolibah C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tholiformis C NTQ 2 2 11/11/2025
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida caput-medusae C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida personata C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ramosa purple wiregrass C NTQ 2 1 30/08/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon purpurascens C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ 2 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus scabridus C NTQ 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Thyridolepis xerophila C NTQ 2 1 03/11/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 2 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax johnsonii C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia dissosperma C NTQ 1 1 11/11/2025
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum potato bush C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ 1 0 18/06/1999

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Avocet Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-avocet-nature-refuge

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