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Wildlife of Northampton Downs 100K map tile

Total number of species: 237

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale xanthopus celeris yellow-footed rock-wallaby V V Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora bonneyana V V NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus semilanatus C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Daucus glochidiatus Australian carrot C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera dumicola NT NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome dentata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Florestina tripteris sticky florestina NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium spinosum Bathurst burr NAQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium bonariense Argentine peppercress NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Cylindropuntia spinosior NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cristata belah C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana decalvans black cottonbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Neobassia proceriflora soda bush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Convolvulus clementii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea calobra C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gilesii C NTQ
plants land plants Elatinaceae Elatine gratioloides waterwort C NTQ I
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia strangfordii C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Laxmannia gracilis slender wire lily C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cambagei gidgee C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia conferta C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia macradenia zig-zag wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia pendula myall C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia petraea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sp. (Blackall D.Orr DO1) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia stenophylla belalie C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron basalticum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia heliophila C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. oligophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes hamata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona affinis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. quandang C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus brachysiphonius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum var. stellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Laglan Station L.S.Smith 10325) C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella blakei C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon ramosissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Callitriche sonderi C NTQ I
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Gratiola pedunculata C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida leptopoda white speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida muricata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida nitidula C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla elymoides hoop mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla lappacea curly mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne convergens common native couch C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris virgata feathertop rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra decipiens var. asthenes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis parviflora weeping lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis setifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Leptochloa digitata C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium jubiflorum warrego grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria paspalidioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum x almum NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus contiguus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass NAQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala crassitesta C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium glandulosum subsp. glandulosum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon oleifolius subsp. elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea vestita C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila deserti C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila maculata subsp. maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana velutina C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum callosum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Cadellia pentastylis ooline V V NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella dentata creek fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea simplex subsp. continua C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena africana C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

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
End. - Endemicity
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
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Northampton Downs 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 November 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-northampton-downs

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