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Wildlife of Rakuen Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 195

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I 1 0 31/12/2002
animals birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI 6 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 15 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 18 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 5 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 7 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 26 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q 1 0 19/04/2012
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 18 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 1 0 01/06/2004
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 2 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 24 0 19/04/2012
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 16 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 16 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 10 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA 1 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 01/06/2004
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 12 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 14/04/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 23 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 18 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 12 0 01/06/2005
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI 2 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 8 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 2 0 01/06/2004
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI 7 0 01/01/2004
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 3 0 13/09/2000
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 4 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 8 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 2 0 01/06/2004
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 27 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 11 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q 13 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 8 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 11 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 21 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q 13 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 3 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 14 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 2 0 04/07/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 23 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 22 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 1 0 04/07/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI 16 0 02/05/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 19 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 5 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2 0 01/01/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA 1 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 2 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 17 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q 7 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI 2 0 01/06/2004
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 27 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 1 0 08/12/1986
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI 5 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q 10 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 8 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q 1 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 17 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q 3 0 01/06/2005
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 08/12/1986
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 21 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA 1 0 30/10/1999
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q 3 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 2 0 13/09/2000
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 8 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 12 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 1 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 5 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 04/03/2000
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 11 0 04/07/2004
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 3 0 01/01/2003
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 14 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 6 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI 1 0 31/01/1992
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q 1 0 31/01/1992
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI 6 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 04/07/2004
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 5 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 2 0 30/04/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 08/01/2001
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 7 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 11 0 01/06/2005
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 1 0 26/01/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 11 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 24 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 08/01/2001
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI 1 0 08/12/1986
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 1 0 08/12/1986
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI 1 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 6 0 19/05/2001
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 1 0 19/09/2000
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 2 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI 1 0 08/12/1986
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 7 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI 1 0 31/01/1992
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI 1 0 31/01/1992
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 11 0 19/04/2012
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 1 0 13/09/2000
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 7 0 27/06/2005
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 2 0 08/01/2001
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 11 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 28 0 19/04/2012
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 17 0 26/11/2007
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 20 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 6 0 13/12/2011
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 3 0 25/12/2004
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 1 0 24/01/2000
animals reptiles Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1971
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q 6 0 16/09/2010
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q 1 0 31/03/2003
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1983
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina fryi peeping whistlefrog C Q 1 1 27/02/2018
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q 3 2 01/02/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 0 31/12/1983
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 1 0 31/12/1983
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 1 1 01/02/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1983
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 1 1 19/04/2022
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI I 1 0 14/05/2008
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA I 1 0 14/05/2008
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I 1 0 14/05/2008
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I 1 0 14/05/2008
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I 1 0 14/05/2008
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias purpurea C NTQ 2 2 22/11/2022
plants land plants Arecaceae Linospadix minor C NTQ 1 1 07/10/2011
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia acuminata C NTQ 1 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Atherospermataceae Doryphora aromatica C NTQ 3 3 09/11/2021
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum cartilagineum gristle fern C NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum nudum fishbone water fern SL NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C NTQ 1 1 30/04/2004
plants land plants Celastraceae Hedraianthera porphyropetala hedrianthera C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Ackama australiensis C NTQ 1 1 03/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex breviscapa NT NTQ 1 1 11/12/2018
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros laurina C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Gentianaceae Fagraea cambagei C NTQ 1 1 24/09/2014
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. subferruginea C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus var. compactus C NTQ 1 1 15/06/2020
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia albiflora C NTQ 2 2 10/05/2022
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL NTQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrocallerya pilipes NT NTQ 8 7 29/06/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema queenslandica C NTQ 2 2 14/09/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina congesta C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa dependens var. pubescens C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2022
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera laxiflora subsp. lewisensis NT NTQ 1 1 22/03/2023
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus leptoclada C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2014
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus effusa E NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dienia ophrydis SL NTQ 1 1 13/11/2021
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila petiolaris subsp. petiolaris C NTQ 3 3 28/09/2018
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus discolor C NTQ 2 2 09/05/2014
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper interruptum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum C NTQ 1 1 12/10/2019
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Dendroconche ampla SL NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Polytrichaceae Pogonatum tubulosum C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Hicksbeachia pilosa C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Placospermum coriaceum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hypoglaucum SL NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pellaea nana SL NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pteris pacifica comb bracken SL NTQ 1 1 11/04/2018
plants land plants Pteridaceae Taenitis pinnata morse fern SL NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble NAQ 2 2 03/12/2018
plants land plants Rousseaceae Abrophyllum ornans C NTQ 5 5 30/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Amaracarpus nematopodus C NTQ 1 1 05/01/2011
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus hirtus C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia ovularis C NTQ 1 1 25/10/2024
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acronychioides C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia pimenteliana maple silkwood C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum nitidum C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Santalaceae Notothixos leiophyllus C NTQ 1 1 03/12/2018
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella longipinna C NTQ 2 2 15/06/2020
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos paucistaminea C NTQ 2 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ 2 2 30/07/2021
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria confluens C NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Abacopteris aspera SL NTQ 1 1 10/05/2023
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Amblovenatum opulentum SL NTQ 1 1 13/06/2020
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella queenslandica SL NTQ 1 1 10/05/2023
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Macrothelypteris torresiana pale wood fern SL NTQ 1 1 15/01/2020
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Sphaerostephanos heterocarpos SL NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide moroides Gympie stinger C NTQ 1 1 09/04/2018
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Pleuranthodium racemigerum C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015

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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 Rakuen Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-rakuen-nature-refuge

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