A small bird is standing in the way of Adani's giant Queensland coal mine.

Adani’s plans to protect the endangered black-throated finch have been found to be inadequate in a draft of the review of its management plan, which was ordered by the Queensland state government.

The draft reportedly calls for work on the mine to be halted until Adani rewrites its plan for the finch, which lives on the Carmichael site.

It also calls for a new regulation that would be triggered and halt mining if finch numbers drop during the operation's first five years.

Adani slammed the review, saying it “reads like an anti-coal, anti-mining, anti-Adani lobbying brochure” that “references the work of anti-Adani campaigners”.

The report came just days after Adani launched an advertising blitz accusing the QLD Government of shifting the goal posts for the project.

Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said government authorities would not be “bullied into cutting corners”.

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said the environment department was simply doing its job.

“This is about having a level of science and rigour around the final decision-making,” Ms Trad said.

Members of the panel that reviewed the plan said their inquiry drew on scientific evidence from widely recognised experts, and panel members were experts in biology, conservation and sustainability.