Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
PACHYCEPHALIDAE
Genus
Pachycephala
Species
rufiventris
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Rufous Whistler
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Widespread and common in open forest.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common in a wide variety of woodlands, shrublands and forests dominated by eucalypts or acacias
Known location
Austinville, Carbrook, Clagiraba, Elanora, Helensvale, Hinze Dam, Coombabah, Mudgeeraba, Nerang, Bun
Other locality
Widespread and common in open forest and woodland.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Open forest, woodland, paperbark forests, farmland.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Tolerates some habitat disturbance, occurring on farms, in small bushland remnants, and sometimes entering bushy gardens.
Threats
Management
1. Protect and maintain known or potential habitat
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations