BEND OF ISLANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

This list is supplied by Steve Craig.

BEND OF ISLANDS FAUNA LIST

*introduced species

 

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

   

BIRDS

 
   
   

Grebes

 

Australian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

   

Pelicans

 

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

   

Darters

 

Australian Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

   

Cormorants

 

Little Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

   

Herons, Egrets, Night-herons, Bitterns

 

White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Pacific Heron

Ardea pacifica

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

   

Ibises and Spoonbills

 

Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis molucca

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

Yellow billed Spoonbill

Platalea flavipes

   

Swans, Ducks and Geese

 

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

*Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

   

Hovering Kites

 

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus axillaris

   

Soaring Kites

 

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

   

Goshawks and Sparrowhawks

 

Brown Goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus

Collared Sparrowhawk

Accipiter cirrhocephalus

   

Eagles and Sea Eagles

 

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Little Eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides

   

Falcons

 

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Australian Hobby

Falco longipennis

Nankeen Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

   

True Quails

 

Stubble Quail

Coturnix pectoralis

Button-quails

 

Painted Button Quail

Turnix varia

   

Crakes, Rails, Swampshens,Moorhens, Coots

 

Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis

Australian Spotted Crake

Porzana fluminea

Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

   

Plovers and Dotterals

 

Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

   

Sandpipers, Stints,Curlews, Snipe

 

Latham's Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii

   

Pigeons and Doves

 

*Domestic pigeon

Columba livia

*Spotted Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

Brush Bronzewing

Phaps elegans

   

Cockatoos

 

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus funereus

Gang Gang Cockatoo

Callocephalon fimbriatum

Galah

Cacatua roseocapilla

Long-billed Corella

Cacatua tenuirostris

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

   

Lorikeets

 

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haemotodus

Musk Lorikeet

Glossopsitta concinna

   

Longtailed Parrots

 

Australian King-Parrot

Alisterus scapularis

   

Broadtailed Parrots

 

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Eastern Rosella

Platycercus eximius

Blue-winged Parrot

Neophema chrysostoma

   

Cuckoos

 

Pallid Cuckoo

Cuculus pallidus

Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosis

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx basalis

Shining Bronze Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx lucidus

   

Owls

 

Powerful Owl

Ninox strenua

Southern Boobook

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Barking Owl

Ninox connivens

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

   

Frogmouths

 

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

   

Owlet-nightjars

 

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus

Nightjars

 

White throated Nightjar

Eurostropodus mystacalis

   

Swifts

 

White throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

Forked-tailed Swift

Apus pacificus

   

Kingfishers

 

Azure Kingfisher

Alcedo azurea

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguiineae

Sacred Kingfisher

Toriramphus sanctus

   

Bee-eaters

 

Rainbow Bee-eater

Merops ornatus

   
   

Lyrebirds

 

Superb Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

   

Larks

 

*Skylark

Alauda arvensis

   

Swallows and Martins

 

Welcome swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Tree Martin

Hirundo nigricans

Fairy Martin

Hirundo ariel

   

Pipets and Wagtails

 

Richard's Pipit

Anthus novaeseelandiae

   

Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers

 

Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

Cicadabird

Coricina tenuirostris

White-winged Triller

Lalage sueurii

   

Flycatchers,Trushes,Whistlers Robins, Shrike-tits and Fantails

 

Bassian Thrush

Zoothera lunulata

*Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

*Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Rose Robin

Petroica rodinogaster

Pink Robin

Petroica rodinogaster

Flame Robin

Petroica phoenicea

Scarlet Robin

Petroica multicolor

Red-capped Robin

Petroica goodenovii

Hooded Robin

Melanodryas cuculiata

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

Jacky Winter

Microeca fascinans

Crested Shrike-tit

Falcuculus frontatus

Olive Whistler

Pachycephala olivacea

Golden Whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis

Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris

Grey Shrike Thrush

Colluricincla harmonica

Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula

Satin Flycatcher

Myiagra cyanoleuca

Rufous Fantail

Rhipidura rufifrons

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Logrunners, Whipbirds, Wedgebills and Quail Thrushes

 

Eastern Whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus

Spotted Quail-Thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum

   

Old World Warblers

 

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Golden-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis

Rufous Songlark

Cincloramphus mathewsi

   

Australian Warblers

 

Superb Fairy Wren

Malurus cyaneus

White browed Scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis

Speckled Warbler

Chthonicola sagittatus

Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris

White-throated warbler

Gerygone olivacae

Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla

Buff-rumped Thornbill

Acanthiza reguloides

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Yellow Thornbill

Acanthiza nana

Striated Thornbill

Acanthiza lineata

   

Sittellas

 

Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera

   

Australian Treecreepers

 

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaeus

Red browed Treecreeper

Climacteris erythrops

   

Honeyeaters

 

Red Wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculata

Bell Miner

Manorina melanophrys

Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Lichenostomus chrysops

White-eared Honeyeater

Lichenostomus chrysops

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

Lichenostomus melanops

Fuscous Honeyeater

Lichenostomus fuscus

White-plumed Honeyeater

Lichenostomus penicillatus

Brown headed Honeyeater

Melithreptus brevirostris

White-naped Honeyeater

Melithreptus lunatus

Crescent Honeyeater

Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera

New Holland Honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus temuirostris

   

Flowerpeckers

 

Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

   

Pardalotes

 

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

Striated Pardalote

Pardalotus striatus

   

White-eyes

 

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

   

Finches

 

*European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

   

Old World Sparrows

 

*House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

   

Australian Grass Finches and Allies

 

Red-browed Firetail

Neochmia temporalis

   

Starlings and Mynas

 

*Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

*Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

   

Orioles and Figbirds

 

Olive-backed Oriole

Oriolus sagittatus

   

Woodswallows

 

Dusky Woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus

   

Magpie Larks

 

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

   

Australian Mud-nesters

 

White winged Chough

Cororax melanorhamphos

   

Australian Magpies, Butcherbirds and Currawongs

 

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

Pied Currawong

Strepera versicolor

Grey Currawong

Strepera versicolor

   

Ravens and Crows

 

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides

Little Raven

Corvus mellori

MAMMALS

 
   

MONOTREMES

 

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus antinus

Short beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

   

MARSUPIALS

 

Tuan, marsupial mice

 

Brush tailed Phascogale

Phascogale tapoatafa

Agile Antechinus

Antechinus agilis

Common Dunnart

Sminthopsis murina

   

Wombats

 

Common Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

   

Koala

 

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

   

Possums and Gliders

 

Common Brushtail Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

Feathertail Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

   

Kangaroos and Wallabies

 

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Black Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

   

PLACENTALS

 

Fruit bats, Forest Bats

 

Grey-headed Flying-fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

White striped Freetail Bat

Tadarida australis

Goulds Wattled Bat

Chalinolobus gouldii

Chocolate Wattled Bat

Chalinolobus morio

Common Bent-wing Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

Southern Myotis

Myotis macropus

Lesser Long-eared Bat

Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Gould's Long-eared Bat

Nyctophilus gouldi

Large Forest Bat

Vespadelus darligtoni

Southern Forest Bat

Vespadelus regulus

Little Forest Bat

Vespadelus vulturnus

   

Rats and Mice

 

Water Rat

Hydromys chrysogaster

*House Mouse

Mus musculus

Bush Rat

Rattus fuscipes

Swamp Rat

Rattus lutreolus

*Black Rat

Rattus rattus

   

Fox

 

*Red Fox

Canis vulpes

   

Cat

 

*Feral Cat

Felis cattus

   

Deer

 

*Fallow Deer

Cervus dama

*Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

*Sambar

Cervus unicolor

   

Pigs

 

*Pig

Sus scrofa

   

Hares, Rabbits

 

*European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

REPTILES

 
   
   

Dragon Lizards

 

Tree Dragon

Amphibolurus muricatus

   

Goannas or Monitor Lizards

 

Tree Goanna

Varanus varius

   

Skinks

 

Blotched Blue Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua nigrolutea

Bougainville's Skink

Lerista bougainvilli

Delicate Skink

Lampropholis delicata

Garden Skink

Lampropholis guichenoti

Southern Water Skink (CTF)

Eulamprus tympanum (CTF)

Weasel Skink

Saproscincus mustelinus

   

Snakes

 

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

Eastern Small-eyed Snake

Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens

Lowland Copperhead

Austrelaps superbus

   

AMPHIBIANS

 
   

Tree Frogs

 

Brown Tree Frog

Litoria ewingi

Lesueur's Frog

Litoria lesueuri

Warty Bell Frog

Litoria raniformis

Verreaux's Tree Frog

Litoria verreauxii

   

Southern Frogs

 

Common Eastern Froglet

Crinia signifera

Victorian Smooth Froglet

Geocrinia victoriana

Eastern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii

Brown-striped Frog

Limnodynastes peronii

Spotted Grass Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis SCR

Southern Toadlet

Pseudophryne semimarmorata

   

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