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Wildlife of Coconut Island 100K map tile

Total number of species: 199

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull C VU
animals birds Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Barleria lupulina NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia tuberosa NAQ
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave IU
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus australiensis native cashew tree C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis gigantea NAQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans var. stans NAQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Gymnosporia inermis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia chinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba glory lily NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia catappa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia spathacea NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata NAQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia laxa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Muddy Bay P.I.Forster+ PIF15313) C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida pusilla C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Turnera ulmifolia NAQ
plants land plants Pedaliaceae Josephinia imperatricis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus brevisetosus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. pedicellatus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poaceae
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scyphiphora hydrophylacea C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia saponaria C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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 Coconut Island 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-coconut-island

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