Vulnerable animals
The following animals are listed as Vulnerable under the Nature Conservation Act 1992:
Amphibians (17)
| Common name |
Scientific name |
| Beautiful nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus concinnus |
| Bellenden Ker nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus neglectus |
| Black Mountain boulderfrog |
Cophixalus saxatilis |
| Cape Melville boulderfrog |
Cophixalus zweifeli |
| Cape York nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus peninsularis |
| Cascade treefrog |
Litoria pearsoniana |
| Dainty nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus exiguus |
| Magnificent broodfrog |
Pseudophryne covacevichae |
| Melville Range treefrog |
Litoria andiirrmalin |
| Mount Elliot nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus mcdonaldi |
| Mountain nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus monticola |
| New England treefrog |
Litoria subglandulosa |
| Northern nurseryfrog |
Cophixalus crepitans |
| Tusked frog |
Adelotus brevis |
| Wallum froglet |
Crinia tinnula |
| Wallum rocketfrog |
Litoria freycineti |
| Wallum sedgefrog |
Litoria olongburensis |
Birds (35)
| Common name |
Scientific name |
| Antipodean albatross |
Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis |
| Australian painted snipe |
Rostratula australis |
| Beach stone-curlew |
Esacus magnirostris |
| Black-breasted button-quail |
Turnix melanogaster |
| Buff-breasted button-quail |
Turnix olivii |
| Buller's albatross |
Thalassarche bulleri |
| Eclectus parrot (Australian subspecies) |
Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi |
| Gibson's albatross |
Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni |
| Glossy black-cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus lathami |
| Glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) |
Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami |
| Glossy black-cockatoo (northern) |
Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus |
| Grey-headed albatross |
Thalassarche chrysostoma |
| Ground parrot |
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus |
| Indian yellow-nosed albatross |
Thalassarche carteri |
| Macleay's fig-parrot |
Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana |
| Major Mitchell's cockatoo (pink cockatoo) |
Lophochroa leadbeateri |
| Masked owl (northern subspecies) |
Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli |
| Northern giant-petrel |
Macronectes halli |
| Painted honeyeater |
Grantiella picta |
| Plains-wanderer |
Pedionomus torquatus |
| Plumed frogmouth |
Podargus ocellatus plumiferus |
| Powerful owl |
Ninox strenua |
| Purple-crowned fairy-wren |
Malurus coronatus |
| Red-tailed tropicbird |
Phaethon rubricauda |
| Rufous owl (southern subspecies) |
Ninox rufa queenslandica |
| Rufous scrub-bird |
Atrichornis rufescens |
| Shy albatross |
Thalassarche cauta |
| Sooty albatross |
Phoebetria fusca |
| Southern cassowary (northern population) |
Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (northern population) |
| Southern emu-wren |
Stipiturus malachurus |
| Squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) |
Geophaps scripta scripta |
| Wandering albatross |
Diomedea exulans |
| White-capped albatross |
Thalassarche steadi |
| Yellow chat |
Epthianura crocea |
| Yellow chat (gulf) |
Epthianura crocea crocea |
Invertebrates (5)
| Common name |
Scientific name |
| Apollo jewel butterfly (Wet Tropics subspecies) |
Hypochrysops apollo apollo |
| Bold blue-line butterfly |
Nacaduba pactolus cela |
| Illidge's ant-blue butterfly |
Acrodipsas illidgei |
| Pale imperial hairstreak |
Jalmenus eubulus |
| Richmond birdwing butterfly |
Ornithoptera richmondia |
Fish (2)
Mammals (24)
Reptiles (24)
Last reviewed 9 November 2011
Last updated 6 August 2003
