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Wildlife of Marion Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 103

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA 1 0 25/10/2013
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 18/04/1994
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 2 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 10/08/2003
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 3 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 5 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 3 0 10/08/2003
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 3 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 4 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 5 0 10/08/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 2 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 2 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 2 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 5 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 16/06/2000
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 16/06/2000
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 1 10/04/1916
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 02/11/1993
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 1 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 2 0 11/07/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 2 0 14/10/2007
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 10/08/2003
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 27/09/2000
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 1 0 14/10/2007
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I 1 1 01/04/2023
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I 2 0 02/07/2018
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I 3 0 10/09/2020
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I 3 0 10/09/2020
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I 3 0 10/09/2020
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I 3 0 10/09/2020
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Ericaceae Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ 1 1 09/11/2021
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ 1 1 28/09/2018
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ 1 1 28/06/2021
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete curvata C NTQ 1 1 29/07/2004
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ 1 1 27/11/2003
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C NTQ 3 3 12/09/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila sessilifolia C NTQ 1 1 28/09/2018
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Poaceae Bromus catharticus prairie grass NAQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium spicigerum spicytop C NTQ 2 2 09/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. uninervia NAQ I 2 2 30/08/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C NTQ 1 1 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I 1 1 09/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Triraphis mollis purple plumegrass C NTQ 1 1 30/08/2019
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021

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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 Marion Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-marion-creek-mackay-whitsunday

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