Special least concern species profiles
Queensland special least concern animals include the short-beaked echidna, platypus and least concern birds covered by the specified international agreements or convention. This is not a threatened listing. These profiles cover land, freshwater and coastal fauna in our assessment library; ocean-going marine fauna remain outside its scope. Queensland desktop assessments screen these species against mapped ranges and local records.
Birds
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes), Critically endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/grey-tailed-tattler
- Little Tern (Sternula albifrons), Critically endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/little-tern
- Australian Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/australian-gull-billed-tern
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/marsh-sandpiper
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/osprey
- Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/satin-flycatcher
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/whimbrel
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/wood-sandpiper
- Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus), Vulnerable: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/broad-billed-sandpiper
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia), Vulnerable: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/caspian-tern
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Vulnerable: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/common-sandpiper
- Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva), Vulnerable: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/pacific-golden-plover
- Sanderling (Calidris alba), Vulnerable: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/sanderling
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Near threatened: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/common-tern
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Near threatened: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/glossy-ibis
- Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta), Near threatened: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/long-toed-stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), Near threatened: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/pectoral-sandpiper
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), Near threatened: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/ruff
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/barn-swallow
- Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/black-faced-monarch
- Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/black-winged-monarch
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/common-redshank
- Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/double-banded-plover
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/eastern-yellow-wagtail
- Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/fork-tailed-swift
- Garganey (Spatula querquedula), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/garganey
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii), Colonial breeder, Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/greater-crested-tern
- Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/grey-wagtail
- Little Curlew (Numenius minutus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/little-curlew
- Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/little-ringed-plover
- Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/oriental-cuckoo
- Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/oriental-plover
- Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/oriental-pratincole
- Oriental Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/oriental-reed-warbler
- Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/pin-tailed-snipe
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/red-necked-stint
- Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/red-rumped-swallow
- Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/rufous-fantail
- Spectacled Monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/spectacled-monarch
- Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/swinhoe-s-snipe
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/wandering-tattler
- White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), Migratory species, Special least concern (Qld): https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/white-winged-black-tern
Mammals
- Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/platypus
- Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Endangered: https://www.faunaspotters.com/species/short-beaked-echidna