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Fauna

Kananook Creek and its environments support a variety of local native plants and plant communities and these in turn, provide valuable habitat for our native birds, mammals, fish, aquatic creatures, reptiles, frogs, and insects.

The tables below indicate fauna documented in the Kananook reserves. The KCA would delighted to hear from anyone who can verify sightings or add to the list.

Birds
Scientific Name		Common name
Acanthagenys rufogularis Acanthiza lineata Acanthiza pusilla Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Accipiter fasciatus Acridotheres tristis Anas castanea Anas superciliosa Anthochaera carunculata Anthochaera chrysoptera Apus pacificus Ardinia novaehollandiae Cardeulis cardeulis Ceyx azureus Chrysococcyx basalis Chrysococcyx lucidus Colluricincla harmonica Coracina novaehollandiae Corvus coronoides Cracticus torquatis Dacelo gigas Dicaem hirundinaceum Egretta alba / Ardea alba Elanus notatus Eopsaltria australis Falco cenchroides Falco longipennis Falcunculus frontatus Fulica atra Gallinula tenebrosa Glossoptsitta concinna Grallina cyanoleuca Gymnorhina tibicen Halycyon sancta Hirundo neoxena Larus novaehollandiae Malurus cyaneus Melithreptus lunatis Ninox novaeseelandiae Pachycephala pectoralis Pachycephala rufiventris Pardalotus striatus Passer domesticus Passer montanus Phalacrocorax varius Phalocrocorax carbo Phalocrocorax melanoleucos Phalocrocorax sulcirostris Phylidonyris novaehollandae Platalea flavipes Platalea regia Platycercus eximius Podargus strigoides Podargus strigoides Rhipidura leucophrys Rhipidura rufifrons Starnus vulgaris Sterptopelia chinensis Tardus merula Tardus philomelos Trichoglossus haemotadus Zoothera dauma Zosterops lutea		Spiny Cheeked Honeyeater Striated Thornbill Brown Thornbill Eastern Spinebill Australian Goshawk Common Myna Chestnut Teal Black Duck Red Wattlebird Little Wattlebird Fork Tailed Swift White Faced Heron Goldfinch Azure Kingfisher Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo Shining Bronze Cuckoo Grey Shrike Thrush Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike Australian Raven Butcherbird Kookaburra Mistletoe Bird Great Egret endangered Black Shouldered Kite Yellow Robin Nankeen Kestrel Little Falcon Eastern Shrike Tit Coot Dusky Moorhen Musk Lorikeet Magpie Lark Austalian Magpie Sacred Kingfisher Welcome Swallow Silver Gull Superb Blue Wren White Naped Honeyeater Boobook Owl Golden Whistler Rufous Whistler Striated Pardelote House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Pied Cormorant near threatened Black Cormorant Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant New Holland Honeyeater Yellow Billed Spoonbill Royal Spoonbill * vulnerable species Eastern Rosella Tawny Frogmouth Tawny frogmouth Willie Wagtail Rufous Fantail Common Starling Spotted Turtle Dove Black Bird SongThrush Rainbow Lorikeet Grey Thrush Silvereye
*Vulnerable and endangered vertebrate fauna further details Click Here
Animals, including mammals and reptiles
Scientific Name		Common Name
Egernia whitii Tiliqua nigrolutea Pseudechis porphyriacus Notechis scutatus Pseudocheirus peregrinnis Trichosurus vulpecular		Water Skink Lizard White's Lizard Red Tailed Lizard Brown Garden Skink Blotched Blue Tongue Lizard Legless Lizard Several Frogs Black Snake Brown Snake Tiger Snake Ringtail Possum Brushtail Possum Several bats
Water Creatures
Crabs Shrimp
Fish
KCA and DVA data, see also DNRE listing 2001 below
Scientific name		Common Name
Acanthropagrus Butcheri Aldrichetta forsteri Ammotretis rostratus Anguilla australis Atherinosoma microstoma Favonigobius tamarensis Galaxias brevipinnis Galaxias maculatus Galaxias truttaceus Gambusia affinis Gobiopterus semivestitus Phylipnodon grandiceps Pseudaphritis urvilli Psedogobius olorum Sardinops neolichardus		Black Bream Yellow Eyed Mullet Longsnout Flounder Short Finned Eel Small Mouthed hardy head Tamar River Goby Broad Finned Galaxias Common jollytail Spotted Galaxias Gambusia Glass Goby Big Head Gudgeon Tupong Blue spot goby Pilchard
Fish Data Kananook Creek DNRE 2001
Scientific Name		Common Name
Anguilla australis Galaxias maculatus Galaxius brevipinnis Galaxius truttaceus Atherinosoma microstoma Pseudogobius olorum Gambusia holbrooki Acanthogobius flavimanus		Native Freshwater Short-finned eel* Common galaxias* Broad-finned galaxias* Spotted galaxias* Native Estuarine Small-mouthed hardyhead Blue spot goby Introduced Mosquito fish Yellow fin goby
* Migratory Require unrestricted passage along the creek at some stage during their life cycle.
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Fauna

Birds

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Animals, including mammals and reptiles

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Water Creatures

Fish

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